charlie: Finland is by far the exception to the rule.
Bush Jr. was one of the best U.S. President’s, even without consideration of his almost unprecedented strong pro-Israel administration.
anon: The Iran-Iraq war ended long before the 2003 Iraqi War. Ending Saddam Hussein’s rule over Iraq was absolutely the correct, proper, and timely thing for the United States to do. (Even if 9/11 never happened. Don’t forget how many times the U.S. came close to war with Iraq under the Clinton Administration — which at the end of the day didn’t have the necessary resolve to take on Saddam’s repeated provocations.)