We are trying to minimize the number of civilians killed. Our enemy is trying to maximize the number of civilians killed. We build schools. Our enemy kills teachers. And students. We imprison soldiers who remove the clothing of captive enemy combatants. Our enemy glorifies those who remove the heads of captives whether combatants or aid workers. We fight to give the Iraqis a chance to build a nation as free as ours. Our enemy fights to impose a totalitarian system where every action must conform to the commands of God – as defined by our enemy.

They are evil, we are not.

If Bush was only concerned with oil, it would have been a simple matter to broker a deal with Saddam the way the French and Russians had done. Failing that, we could have invaded Canada.