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Übergeek 바둑이: The missing WMDs never bothered me as there could be many reasons for that. But the following has caused me to lose a bit of heart over the matter.
"A lack of a proper exit strategy, together with a total lack of vision with regards to iraqs internal ethnic makeup, led to sectarian violence and insurgency.
Dubious business connections, conflicts of interest, corruption in reconstruction efforts and other questionable business connections have made a lot of people question the motivation behind the war."
clearly the US did not fully appreciate the dynamics of Muslims in that part of the world.
People in power should never have a voice in policies when there's even a hint of a conflict of interest. It seems that conflicts of interest are the norm in politics. Cap and Trade is a good example of this. Many in power will make a great deal of money with cap and trade and yet they are allowed to have a voice in policy. That's never a good thing.