...as identified by Victor Davis Hansen: "Apparently a new exegesis has arisen that goes something like the following: The United States was wrong to go to war to take out a monster who deserved to be taken out but nevertheless should stay to ensure stability in a country that it has no right to be in. "Is there any general explanation for all these contradictions?" http://www.nationalreview.com/hanson/hanson200404160833.asp