Richard N. Haas
I like Bolton well enough. He's not perfect, and if he was for the Iraq War, so what! So was everyone else. Many assume things would have stayed the same if we hadn't gone in, but that's not likely. Regarding the chemical weapons—common knowledge they went to Syria. I don't understand why Bush has let the adverse coverage of his decision stand without fighting back for his legacy. The decision may not have been the best one in hindsight, but many were for that war, not just the “neocons.” Problem was leaders like Rumsfeld and Brenner. The war was won and then lost through mismanagement and perifidy.