George W. Bush’s campaign is running commercials lauding his achievements in Iraq. Is the world better off without Saddam Hussein in power? No question about it. Is the world safer now? No. Sadly, the American invasion of Iraq has created even more chaos in the Middle East. American soldiers continue to die nearly every day. Spain, one of the few allies in Iraq, is set to withdrawal from the conflict. The administration wants you to believe they never told the America people Iraq was an imminent danger (though that is what they said time and time again) and that the mission was humanitarian in nature. Churches across the United States are holding peace vigils this weekend to mark the 1-year anniversary of the invasion – and to remind people how theologically difficult it is to have called this unprovoked invasion a just war.
