Iraq is Bush's pet goat

Iraq is now like the exotic pet a kid begs for that he doesn't have the maturity and commitment to care for. Seemed like a great idea at the time, but he has neither the patience to learn how to take care of it, nor the discipline to provide all the cleaning, feeding and exercise that the pet requires. Eventually, the kid may blame the pet rather than face his own responsibilities. So, the pet dies, wanders off, or his parents find it a new home.

Except that this pet is not a goat, but rather a country of twenty-six million people. Its fledgling government has now become Bush's scapegoat for his failed endeavor. (See my earlier post.)