A lot of us have wondered for many years just what it was that George W. Bush and his crew thought they were going to accomplish in Iraq. What would be achieved that would make it worth all the deaths, all the shattered lives and limbs, all the money?
In an interview recorded for Japanese TV today, Bush said the Iraq War was a "success" and that he was "very pleased" with what's happening there. So apparently, that's the answer. We did it all to get what we're going to get.