It all sounded good...except that we've had repeated mentions from others that the Bush cabal had strong desires to go in to Iraq well before 9/11 and were just looking for an excuse. That's why they ignored certain information, distorted other information, didn't verify not enough information, and just outright lied, to get an invasion going, to get a U.S. presence in Iraq.

And that is why Bush's approval rating is in the dumps. Nearly everything he says, particularly about Iraq, is shallow, wrong, or nothing more than spin. That's why he keeps finding other issues - like illegal immigration - to grab the spotlight. Anything to keep our eyes and ears away from Iraq, unless it looks like good news. Sure, Iraq has the makings of a govnerment...this week. Next week it could easily be a peaceful, effective entity or downright civil war.