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I'll take this piece by piece.
First off, the stated objectives in Iraq were to remove a threat to the US. One of many secondary benefits in doing so was to introduce democracy to an oppressed people. This was one part of a much larger justification for war, and never has this stood on its own, as an exclusive objective of Bush's foreign policy.
As such, the hypocrisy argument does not work.
Nice try though.
Next, you claim we're giving the Iraqi's democracy "against their will." Is that so? While there is a violent and vocal minority that remains opposed to US intervention, I will submit that the vast majority of the 20+ million Iraqis that survived Hussein's murderous reign are generally fairly pleased with the alternative the US has shown them.
I agree that the US should take a more proactive approach in addressing other nations' human rights problems through diplomatic channels, and I agree that "sorting out nations leadership problems is not a job for any one nation," but, as I already mentioned, that is not something we have ever espoused.
So, unless you can show me where Bush has stated that he wants to go around toppling dictators just for the sake of toppling dictators, I'll assume you've got this crucial premise of your criticism dead wrong.
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