This is pretty stunning. Administration officials have stated that the war never had anything to do with WMD, that instead the real casus belli was a desire to demonstrate American military power in a big, scary way in the wake of 9/11.

There you have it: “Surprise, surprise, the government lies.”

In other news, Presidential hopeful Bob Graham has pointed out that we’ve essentially abandoned Afghanistan. So much for nation-building. As I’ve said before, are we really about to make the same mistake again?