Bush Was Set on Path to War, British Memo Says - New York Times

In case you were wondering:

"During a private two-hour meeting in the Oval Office on Jan. 31, 2003, he made clear to Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain that he was determined to invade Iraq without the second resolution, or even if international arms inspectors failed to find unconventional weapons, said a confidential memo about the meeting written by Mr. Blair's top foreign policy adviser and reviewed by The New York Times. Our diplomatic strategy had to be arranged around the military planning," David Manning, Mr. Blair's chief foreign policy adviser at the time, wrote in the memo that summarized the discussion between Mr. Bush, Mr. Blair and six of their top aides....

So now you know why they weren't too bothered about finding no WMDs. it wasn't about WMD. it wasn't about terrorism. It was about deposing a dictator and telling the public any lie that would let them do it. it was about WANTING to use our soldiers like toys and never bothering to deal with the effects. Repeatedly Bush said we could avert war if Saddam would just 'come clean' about the WMDs. That was a 2300 soldier, $350 billion (and counting) lie to get what he wanted. his chance to put on a soldier suit and play general. What's worse is that our nation will take years to rebuild the credibility this president squandered.