That first comic annoys me, not because of the political stance it takes, but by the design of the character in the first cell.
But yeah, um, see, thing is that there are two sides in the Iraqi war, U.S. troops/happy Iraqi civlians, and insurgents (a.k.a. people who liked to be raped by dictators). Reason Bush doesn't want to, and logically shouldn't is because there's still random jerkoffs who just drive into buildings and set off car bombs. That's why it's really much a fruitless campaign, considering terrorist organizations and Iraqi insurgents don't seem to know how to play by the rules. It's kind of hard to fight a war, let alone win it when combatting a faceless enemy. It really is a shame. Modern war is far less interesting and attractive than good old fashioned trench warfare.