re: The myth of Bush and U.N. support
Since you have all the links, TOm, you tell us: exactly how many troops and how much money did all the other countries contribute, compared to the US? Yes, Britain send a fair contingent, and Australai a few, but add up all the others.
And you are forgetting a few dissenting countries - like the US's closest neighbour and largest trading partner, among many others.
Oh, right, Canada doesn't count cause we don't spent huge amounts of our GDP on the military.