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Bush has opened himself up for attack by constantly rewriting the rational for war. It was not necessary to do so.

Why don't you give us some evidence of Bush "constantly rewriting the rational for war"?

All the speeches are archived on the CSPAN web site so I won't chase down the dates.....

Let's start with the major presentations by Powell in the UN "proving WMD" in Iraq. Then the sudden de-emphasis on WMD and shifting the emphasis to bringing democracy to the Middle East (in the end probably the most important reason for the invasion).

On top of that-we start to hear emphasis on the cruelty of Hussein towards his people and the mass graves as a part of the rational for the invasion.

Look, in the historical context, I'm splitting hairs, but Bush never had to stop emphasisng the WMD rational as the MAIN reason for war. The responsibility lies with Hussein (and the UN for that matter), but the administration has left the impression of being "guilty" by not "finding" the WMD and then seeming to change the subject.

There are many many instances of the war being rewritten and I suggest you hit old posts for a documented run down.

However, it started -- to be brief with the soon to be retire Asst Sec Wolfowitz saying that we would be "met with rose petals" that is a quote and serious words from a clown. This did not happen. Many things but next the US dissolved the Iraqi Army which the adm officials see as a mistake.

There are more failed strategies but as yet NO exit strategy.
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/opinion/article/0,1299,DRMN_38_2500290,00.html

"Retired Lt. Gen. Jay Garner, the first American civilian administrator of Iraq, said in a recent interview with BBC radio that a number of major mistakes were made and are still being made in post-war Iraq. Permitting the looting, disbanding the Iraqi military and not relinquishing political control of the country to Iraqis were among the mistakes he cited."

Hear Garner himself, his own role included in the audio and article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3239166.stm