that's ok marv. i expect nothing less from your reality-optional political viewpoint.
i think this essay outlining neo-conservative political philosophy and how it has been mapped onto various notions of governing explains a lot about iraq.
Neoconservatism Unmasked | Thompson C. Bradley | Cato Unbound
it comes from one of those goofy right libertarian positions so has some linguistic tics and odd arguments based on them--but nonetheless gets much about neo-conservatism right. and it emphasizes the relation of neo-con thinking to a kind of soft fascism. which we saw during the bush period.
just turned out that there were folk who liked it.
interesting read....