[Animal]

My take on this. Many will disagree, I doubt anyone will agree, but the way I see it...

The War on Terrorism that Bush declared after 9/11 was stale, he needed some results fast, but the hunt for Bin Laden was getting him no where so his attention turned to Dad's old buddy, Saddam.

At the very end of the original Gulf War, the UN stepped in and stopped things before they got to Baghdad, and before they got to Saddam. As a side note, the French were the closest to Baghdad, basically knocking on their front door. Bush Sr. was a little upset at the UN by stopping him before he could get to Saddam.

Fast forward to 2003. Bush Sr. talks his son into an attack on Iraq, to depose Saddam, which was a mistake the UN made originaly by allowing him to remain in power. This is all in the name of defending the US homeland against potential terrorist activities and attacks. Saddam has commited enough crimes during the past 12 years to make this a viable option, so it's brought before the UN, but more as a symbolic gesture than anything else. Bush made his mind up from day one, irregardless of UN decisions. That much is obvious.

History has shown us that the victor always writes the history books, and this will be no different. Whether Saddam is telling the truth about having no WoMD or not we'll never know. It is guaranteed that WoMD will be found, when all is said and done, as 'proof' that war was necessary. They may or may not be Saddam's weapons, but they will be blamed on Saddam. Again, we'll never know the truth.

Both Blair and Bush will be hailed as heroes for their stand against a world wide criminal. The US will pour millions and millions of US taxpayer money into Iraq to rebuild it, installing a government, sympathetic to the US. The Iraqi people will be liberated and free, with no idea what to do with this freedom or how to live, since they have always been dictated to. They will be no better off. Skirmishes will break out within Iraq, as different factions attempt to gain control of the nation.

Bush will be re-elected as the poor state of the economy will be blamed upon the tension of possible terrorism. Iraq will be no better off, the US will be further in debt because of the money spent to rebuild Iraq and the current tension accross the globe will have risen dramatically, with the collapse of the UN and NATO.

Again, just my take on this situation.