I hear you, S. There are some outstanding questions.

I think we don't want to completely forget the flip side of the coin, though: why was Saddam acting like a man hiding a nuclear program? Why kick the inspectors out if all they'd ever report was compliance with UN resolutions?

And while the liberation of the Iraqi people is not why we went to war, it still occured and I think may very well stand as great moment in the history of the Middle East. The Baath party had Iraq cornered and was beating it mercilessly. The country is covered with mass graves, the police were little more than a band of violent thugs, freedom was an unknown quantity. It was a horribly disfunctional society. The ouster of Saddam has given the Iraqis a very real and priceless chance to change all that, and to build a peaceful, prosperous and free society. That is most certainly not without value.

You're right, though, in that no question, no matter how uncomfortable, should be off bounds.