i cant tell you what bush was thinking. i do know iraq now has power plants, electricity, schools, and girls can go to school for the first time. less people are starving. Saddam is no longer able to slaughter thousands of people. so ya, the iraqi are being helped.
No offense but you didn't answer my question. I asked what you thought not was Bush was thinking.
I agree some good things are happening but many many many questions remain about how and why some of those good things are happening.
For instance, who is doing the building and who is profitting from it? How were the contracts granted? Those questions are just a couple of the many that linger.
The by product of this war might be that some Iraqi's are helped but in no way, shape or form do I believe that was any motivation for Bush in starting this way.
The war in Afghanistan is a different beast entirely and not analogous to Iraq in my opinion. I agreed with that war because of the direct evidence between the Taliban and the terrorists.