War Pigs

Evil minds that plot destruction...sorcerers of death's construction...

Journalist Russ Baker offers the rationale for Bush being so hellbent for invading Iraq.

"(Bush) was thinking about invading Iraq in 1999," said author and Houston Chronicle journalist Mickey Herskowitz. "It was on his mind. He said, 'One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief.' And he said, 'My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it.' He went on, 'If I have a chance to invade…, if I had that much capital, I'm not going to waste it. I'm going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I'm going to have a successful presidency.'"

Bush apparently accepted a view that Herskowitz, with his long experience of writing books with top Republicans, says was a common sentiment: that no president could be considered truly successful without one military "win" under his belt.

Okay, George, fine--we'll call it a win. You're a great President and commander-in-chief. You will have eternal fame and glory for your strong and decisive leadership. Is that enough ego-stoking for you? Can we end the war now?