This Iraq war has its roots in a strategy document that was drafted by an Undersecretary of Defense--Paul Wolfowitz-- in the first Bush administration. now has a prominent place in Bush 43's administration, as Donald Rumsfeld's deputy secretary.
Sure, Iraq , the sequel, is about oil, and to some extent probably some unfinished business in the Bush family. And of course, they lost Bin Laden, so the administration felt it had to look busy. But this war in Iraq is the realization of Paul Wolfowitz' dirty little dream of US hegemony.
The Iraq war is just spring training. Essentially, the foreign policy of this administration's second term might kickoff with "heads, Syria; tails, Iran."
Here's something you might want to bookmark, and read before the next election.
Posted by scott at November 5, 2004 04:56 PM