Letters to the Editor
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Bush's motive was entirely cynical
Mr. Kamiya writes:
"In Bush's eyes, then and now, invading Iraq was like killing Cho before he started his killing spree. "
Perhaps. But I believe the evidence points more strongly to the Mickey Herskowitz theory. (see for example: http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/1028-01.htm)
It seems more likely that Bush and Rove (who knows about Cheney and Wolfowitz et. al.?) wanted a small war to pump up his popularity. Bush wanted to be a war president. As a war president he would have the political capital to get his far right wing dreams enacted into law - destroy medicare, social security, shift the tax base from earned to unearned income, and so on - and thus the invasion of Iraq.
None of these idiot neocons and Texacons dreamed it would be anything but a cakewalk. Dump a dictator, in and out, peace be with us.
If Bush really invaded for the reason Kamiya cites, Bush would be far more willing to admit at this point that the invasion was wrong. Bush can never, ever admit that he initiated this disaster for such a despicable reason and is therefore the ultimate bitter-ender.
Do not look for anything reasonable from GWB and Karl Rove. They are all about power.