George W. Bush is a good president.

I'm actually neither a Republican nor Democrat; I'm just an outsider giving some incite as to how I feel about the subject. Before you ramble on about how "ignorant" and "stupid" I am, ask yourself this: Was this war avoidable or was an inevitability we would have had to face sooner or later? The war was a genuine effort to take out a potentially dangerous dictator, not because of oil as so many gullible people think. While it's true that oil was a factor in the instigation of the war, its relevance was minutely small. The "oil" claim is merely a bandwagon argument, which unfortunately, many have been caught in. America went into war to bring relief and aid to those suffering under Saddam's regime. He was a murderous dictator who did in fact use torture as a method of authority. Hussein was incontrovertibly a cruel human who inflicted suffering upon millions of Iraqi civilians. Most would agree that taking Hussein out of dictatorship was a humanitarian effort, unless of course you were part of Saddam's regime. Had you been one of those oppressed by Saddam's government, you would have a completely different view of Bush. The US entered the war with a legitimate reason, but the execution of its strategies was poor to say the least. I agree that the cost of civilian lives was inexcusable and utterly unjustifiable. The US has never had a major attack on its soil (until 911), so the nation does not have a true grasp as to the meaning of civilian casualties. I cannot imagine the pain of those who lost their loved ones in the bombings. But then again, I also could not imagine the pain of those under Hussein's vindictive tyranny. America's fault is not because they chose to enter the war, but because they entered the war with such haste, and without a clearly defined goal after the expulsion of Saddam. But this mistake does solely rest on the president's irresponsibility; the entire government is responsible for the failures. Congress initially voted to enter the war, but when the situation became increasingly difficult, the recalcitrant House Reps and Senators decided to back out and instead, oppose the war in its entirety. Bush made a terrible mistake, but he was decent enough to make an attempt to fix it, not run away from it like most of Congress. Secondly, everyone agrees with your assertion that war brings devastation to the people. In an ideal world, war would be a non-existent term, and every conflict would be resolved with peace. But our reality lies far away from this Utopia where the leaders seek personal gain regardless of morality. Peaceful consultation is a rarity; without the use of force, every society on the face of the globe would be a corrupt, living hell. America is probably the only country in the world that cares so much for the well-fare of other humans, so much so as to sacrifice the lives of its very own people. This war which you clearly deplore, would have been executed by any president. How can you neglect your fellow humans knowing that they are being oppressed by a despotic and hateful ruler? The war in Iraq was full of mistakes, many of which could have been evaded. But the underlining effort to bring freedom and an end to the criminal acts of totalitarian dictator. * Ease up on your emotions! Why don't you write an argument without the presence of insults! Insults and crude comments only make your argument seem weaker. If you're confident in your argument, you wouldn't need to use the insults. And by the way, I checked out the link you provided; it is clearly on one extreme side of the spectrum. Rule of thumb: don't take the extremes of both sides seriously; they are almost always unreliable. Wow, I'm not American and it seems like I have more patriotism for this country than you!