How did we even get here?

Digby reminds us that, as I said below, zillions of people all over the world and in the US could see that an invasion of Iraq would be an act of aggression, and that the decision to do so was being imposed on the world by a small cell of extremists who took over the United States.

We don't need to wonder why they wanted to start this war- they're insane. (Still, the groundwork for many future PhD theses has been laid by the last 10-15 years of American history.) I do have to wonder how so many that should have been in a position to oppose and prevent all this instead played along. Most of the prominent Democrats. The non-insane Republicans. The media.

The people who had the guts to stand up against this were ignored, or portrayed as freaks, or branded as traitors. And even today, those courageous people who have been proven right are not invited to the table. It's clear that something's gotta change, so the few who argue for pushing our hand further into the meat grinder are balanced against those who now regret supporting the war, and believe we need to think about getting out at some point.

It's enough to make you chew glass.