(cross-posted at Daily Kos)
As we all know by now, except for perhaps a choice few who still believes everything Fox News tells them, there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Saddam Hussein was of no threat to us, and he was not connected in any way to the attacks of September 11. Yet the administration cherry-picked and manipulated intelligence to persuade Americans otherwise, garnering popular support for a war of our choosing, not of necessity. Three years later, we are once again faced with a situation where we can either solve our differences peacefully through diplomatic means, or we can turn once again to using military might. I made this slideshow to reflect upon the past three years…because the consequences of war are ugly; they are heart-breaking, and it is something our country should not have to go through again.