Originally Posted by DVPGSR
That was one of many reasons that we went to war. WMD was the big one and the only one Democrats focus on because it allows them to play politics with the war.
The premise of this war is the war on terror and, associated with that, WMD's that could be used against the US, pure and simple, and it was marketed as such. Establishing a democracy in Iraq is the only viable outcome to invading Iraq. From a PR standpoint. you can't just invade, destroy everything, and just leave.
As far as Iraq goes....give it 5-10 years. After all, South Vietnam survived as a "democracy" for over 10 years with US support, and collapsed 2 years after the US pulled out. Hell, the US itself took nearly 7 years to establish itself after the Revolutionary War, and in that period the whole thing nearly fell apart. So, let's see what happens in 10 years.