"headed towards democracy..."

Yes, Bush is still saying that about Iraq even though the National Intelligence Estimate he received in July, put together by American intelligence officials, says that things aren't good. It even includes the very real possibility that the country will erupt in all out civil war. Bush has himself backed off of claims that national elections will be held in January and is now stating in speeches that elections are "scheduled" to be held in January.

So let's see, why have over a thousand American troops and tens of thousands of innocent Iraqi citizens died then? To stop a madman from using WMDs? Nope, he didn't have them. To enforce UN resolutions? Ha...enforce UN Resolutions by crapping on the Geneva Conventions, that's a good one. To spread democracy? Maybe after a few years of bloody civil war it looks like. Yeah, it seems like those people died for little more than the shits and giggles (and maybe even wet dreams) for a bunch of staunchy old men with empirialistic ambitions for this country. Fantastic. Just fan-fucking-tastic.

As much of a dill-weed as Kerry is, how can anyone choose Bush over him...really?