The Iraq Invasion is five years old…and, apparently, it was still worth it to attack a country that had nothing to do with what happened in the US six and a half years ago; it was worth the loss of nearly 4000 US soldiers and thousands of innocent civilians; it was worth removing someone from power* who did not pose a threat to the US at all. Apparently, according to GWB, the over half-trillion dollars spent on the invasion was money well-spent. (I imagine some people in the world *cough*NOLA*cough* would debate that.)

* I don’t think anyone doubts the late Sadaam Hussein was a craptastic dictator (how the US could support him gassing Kurds in the late 1980s is beyond my comprehension, however), least of all me. However! Should the US troops and the coalition have been the ones to yank the fella from power? Personally, I say no.

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In other news, Lieberman backs McCain. I agree with the gang from Crooks and Liars:

The Independent Senator from Connecticut leaves out the real reason he supports McCain — he’s a warmonger and wants to stay in Iraq for 100 years and bomb-bomb-bomb Iran, just like Joe. McCain is not a reformer anymore, the Maverick is dead and gone. Lieberman is part of the McSurge triplets currently stumping for McCain in Iraq, I think the GOP will gladly extend an invitation to him for his service to the party.

On the upside, Obama’s speech on race in the US today was freakin’ brilliant.