Soundbite: New York Times’ John Burns Reminds Us At Least One Mission Was Accomplished In Iraq

In the fury of the debate over unconventional weapons, it has been largely forgotten that ending Saddam’s tyranny for the sake of ordinary Iraqis was one of the justifications offered by President George W. Bush for toppling the regime in Baghdad — one stated in a lower key, to be sure, and subordinate to the argument about the threat Saddam posed with his (as it turned out ) non-existent stockpile of unconventional weapons.

— John F. Burns, The New York Times hirsute chief foreign correspondent and former head of their Baghdad bureau on what has been accomplished in Iraq since the 2003 invasion. Burns is answering reader’s questions this week. And he’s really answering — no one-liners from this reporter! If you haven’t checked already make sure to do so at some point this week, it’s worth your time.

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