[oldschoolcalgary]

first of all there were no WMDs in Iraq (check the MacKay report)...now supporters of the invasion will say "they were moved to syria/Iran/pakistan"

but there is absolutely no proof of that...there's as much proof that saddam moved them to Mars...a few hundred old mustard gas shells whose existence was already know by the weapons inspectors? That's it?

There were plenty of voices who stated clearly before the war that the WMD threat was overblown. The powers that be simply chose to ignore those findings. Why do you think the coalition was a shadow of that from the first Gulf War?

There were those who criticized the rebuilding plan...but were summarily "retired"...Shinseki anyone?

The Iraq "threat" was a manufactured one. Yes, Saddam was a bad man, a dictator, but he certainly was not the imminent threat he was made out to be...how many innocent Iraqis have paid the price for that? Iraqis who were just as much victims as those who died during 9/11 I might add...10 000? 20 000? 30 000?

I'd say that the proverbial "pound of flesh" has been exacted...and then some...