In all seriousness, we were fighting for out national interest. That means control of the oil so our population can continue to indulge as energy hogs.
The problem is that Bush bet everything on a strategy that went awry — misguided diplomacy and bad military planning.
Bashing corporations is just a legitimate as bashing “welfare mothers” or trial lawyers. The left is only now getting sound bites that stick. But I say let’s not bash corporations too much because they are the source of our wealth.