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George Bush, as craven and villainous as he is and was, has his co-villains on the Democratic side of the Congress, where not even one-third of each house voted against the October, 2002, authorization. Chief among them were Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, who stood in the way of investigations and limitations when GWB's "lack of preparation" became clear to all.
Also villainous was the "good guy", Colin Powell, who allowed himself to be used at the UN, and who cynically placed George Tenet behind him there with the thought that "see, I am getting this info from HIM; so don't blame me if I am wrong!"
The greatest villainy was arguably that of US journalism and the media that own it. They plead for special constitutional consideration as the "fourth estate", the "watchdogs". They were (and are) the lapdogs - except for a handful who could not be heard above the claque.
Finally, villainous were the American people, always ready to go to war on the word of the president, so long as it won't raise their taxes and will endanger only "volunteers" - youths who have little other opportunities for self-improvement, idealistic and poorly educated about the country they live in.
