One way to look at it.

This is one way to look at what is happening since the election, but this view must be tempered with the knowledge that Bush 41, Baker and Gates would have celebrated if George W. Bush's illegal invasion of Iraq had succeeded, they are just trying to cut THEIR losses and resurrect their mid east policy of supporting the "moderate" dictators and keeping the oil flowing.

And they all agree it is the US who should decide in the end, NOT the Iraqi's or people who live there.

Georgie did not listen to what had worked because he was gonna out do the old man so daddy sends in his "friends" to save poor poor W all over again, but the saving of W is also saving daddy's friends and their generations of investments in the region. After all is said and done that is what they are after NOW.