The facts (sic) are the following:
1) we went to war on the premise that Iraq was building weapons of mass destruction... they would have nuclear bombs soon...

*** Who said they would have nukes soon? Sources please.
WMD was one of many reasons cited. Please do not get your current events info from Michael Moore and DNC talking points.

2) those justifications were massive lies

***Uh, the UK, Germany, the Clinton admin and others all agreed that Saddam had WMD. In your feeble mind this must imply a massive conspiracy. Or perhaps you're just ignorant of the so called 'facts' you cite? That's my bet.

3) The US as a result has suffered a MASSIVE loss of international respect, and there is no argument that can be made that we are in any way safer... An argument CAN be made that we have increased terrorist recruitment and hatred of the US...

*** An arguement can be made but it's wrong. I'm more interested in stoping Islamic terror than winning the hearts of self-absorbed Euros.
Iraq has bee flypaper for arab terrorists from other countries. They come to Iraq and get killed. I like that.

4) meanwhile we have wasted 100s of billions that could have been spent on the LEGITIMATE war on terror- Osama is still free....

*** If you think that capturing the big O is the key to the war on terror you're analysis is more simplistic than you appear.

-p