Anyone who cannot understand why the United States could not have waited before going into Iraq should read "The Gathering Storm" by Winston Churchill. It is not about Iraq. It is about what happens when you allow a ruthless dictator to keep violating the treaties that were meant to keep his growing power in check. I wonder, did Bush read the book, or is it just in his nature to understand when one must act. And the left finds him "simple", how they "misunderestimate" the man.