Bush critique (via Robot Wisdom) review:

Many of these points are technically true (lack of evidence) but not very compelling.

"Their lives and their freedom matter little to Saddam Hussein--but Iraqi lives and freedom matter greatly to us."
There is little evidence to support the claim that Iraqi lives and freedom matter greatly to the U.S. government.
That's true, though the subsequent concern about Iraqi soldiers is not a material concern here - these things happen in war and it is unfortunate. It would have been nice to just take prisoners. But nice doesn't always happen.

"We will provide security against those who try to spread chaos, or settle scores…"
Given the utter failure of the United States to do this in Afghanistan--where the United States has refused to deploy peacekeeping forces outside of Kabul and rural areas have descended into an anarchy of feuding war lords, ethnic militias, and opium magnates--how can he expect to do this in Iraq?
Our peacekeeping is notoriously spotty. Of course, technically, we never promised nation-building in Afghanistan, and it was a more multi-national sort of thing.

Yes, our motives are suspect because of the oil.
Yes, our foreign policy record is checkered.
Yes, we have been in bed with terrorists before, and probably are now.
Yes, our unconditional support of Israel is inexcusable.

But, the UN is a joke where members, including the US, mostly try to get leverage for their won agenda, including simple arrogance (France).

And my own addition: I listened to some of Bush's speech thursday night and he's still saying our enemies are against freedom and that is totally not the major point.

It's important to read all of the sides. But I find myself agreeing less with Common Dreams on this topic. It strikes me more as unreconstructed liberalism that doesn't work. Too much of it is rhetoric (as is much/most of what Bush says).

I'm not totally against this war. I'm not totally for it. And I think the reality is that it will happen. And I think the projected aftermath won't be so bad. We'll for sure get evidence that Iraq had WMD, though I'm not sure we'll be able to trust that 'evidence'. Our government has lied before when they determined it was in our national interest.