[cake_crumb]

"You just arrived," he said. "You're late. What took you so long? God help you become victorious. I want to say hello to Bush, to shake his hand. We came out of the grave."

EGAD, that's enough to bring tears. As much respect as I have for the elder President Bush, I knew he was making a mistake by bowing to those who said we couldn't take Saddam out because it would 'destabilize' the region.

For 12 years, I've felt guilty that we were unable to finish it, though no doubt leaving Saddam alive was the only choice available to us at the time in order to gain Saudi cooperation - and our accidental attempts to blow him up anyway missed.

All I can say to these people is : We're sorry we're late, but we had to wait for the right leader and the right circumstances. But we're here now, and we are going to finish this.

[speekinout]

We're sorry we're late, but we had to wait for the right leader and the right circumstances. But we're here now, and we are going to finish this.

Well said!