A brief, illustrated history of the Iraq war

After a decade of containment...

...a new policy emerged

...so the inspection process restarted

...intelligence was carefully considered

...new connections were drawn

...a case for action was presented

...which the pundits debated

...while other threats were ignored

...of course the press held everyone accountable

...and the rest of the world weighed in

...still the Democrats stood strong

...'cause the seeds of democracy would be sown

...but time ran out; war was on

...soon the statue fell

...the looting began

...the search for WMD proceeded, unfettered

...then ack! no WMD were found

...so the rationale shifted

...and after some difficulties, the UN was revived

...but, alas, torture reared its ugly head

...and today, the future looks clear.

(thanks, as always, to Kirk Anderson)