Beyond 'Nation-Building' (washingtonpost.com)

This is old, but it reminds us of the vision of Iraq that this administration had:

The work in Iraq is difficult, costly and dangerous. But it is worth the risks and the costs, because if the coalition succeeds, Iraqis will take hold of their country, develop the institutions of self-government and reclaim their nation's place as a responsible member of the international community. If we succeed, we will deal terrorism a powerful blow, because a democratic Iraq in the heart of the Middle East would be a defeat for the ideology of terror that is seeking to take control of that area of the world.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A61380-2003Sep24¬Found=true