Intelligence of an American Administration

I’ve been doing some thinking, so please bear with me.
So my general opinion over the past four years has basically been that George Bush is an idiot. But let’s look at the facts. This is a man that graduated from an ivy league university. He has scads of highly knowledgeable advisors. Really, it would be impossible for him to act stupid.
So what must be happening is that his actions are so sophisticated, that I can not fathom their depths. So Bush isn’t stupid, I am.
So if we continue with this reasoning, what the heck is going on with Iraq?
But I think I’ve found an explanation. Afghanistan is an important symbol. If it can be made into a democracy that the Taliban or Al Quaeda can never gain a foothold in, then the events of 9-11 will be avenged. It will show to the rest of the Arab world how beneficial the United States are, and not to mess with them.
But you can’t nation build if there are terrorists running around blowing up people. So, to preserve Afghanistan, let’s invade Iraq. Paint a big target sign on ourselves over there, and all the terrorists will ignore Afghanistan and instead concentrate on Iraq. Sure the country will suffer greatly, but it’s their own fault for having that dictator in charge. The end result will be a nice stable democracy in Afghanistan.

In my defense, I’m still getting over a cold.