How did we get here? In one sense, this war is easy to explain. Saddam Hussein is a brutal dictator who hates America and has shown a wicked fondness for acquiring and using weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). Since Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. has been acutely aware of what can happen when powerful weapons fall into the hands of those with no compunction about their use and no sympathy for those they kill. Put those facts together, and you can argue that Saddam's days were numbered from the moment the attacks on New York City and Washington happened.

Interesting article, except for the above paragraph. The writer notes Saddam's WMDs, and alludes to the Sept 11 terroists use of planes to destroy and kill, but then ties the two together. No WMDs (as defined in the usual contaxt of nuclear and chemical weapons) were used on Sept 11, 2001.

The article talks about the Bush Administration's inability to tie terrorist activity to Saddam. Only the possibility of Saddam's weapon falling into the hands of terrorists. But the above pragraph ties the two together. Maybe I just read it wrong.

I think this article deserves to be archived for prosperity. Your headline will be one we need to repeat again and again.