President Al Gore

Simply, honestly, realistically put, following are things that would be different if George W. Bush had never been placed as President:

1) The United States would not be in an open war in Iraq, of any kind

2) The United States wouldn't have broken international law against attacking another, foreign, sovereign nation without provocation

3) 4073 American Soldiers--at current, latest count--would not have died

4) 30,004 American Soldiers, by official count (up to 100,000 by unofficial count) would not have been wounded in any way

5) A documented 83,469 to 91,040 Iraqi civilians would not be dead

6) The United States wouldn't have blown up Iraq, only to... (see no. 8)

7) The United States would not have spent more than $518 Billion dollars on this war, to date (actually, to this minute) on rebuilding Iraq

8) The United States wouldn't have taken out the iron-fisted leader in Iraq, only to create a powerless vacuum, in which chaos and anarchy would be created--and thrive in the most geopolitically sensitive, volatile area in the world

9) Pat Tillman wouldn't be dead (If he were your son, brother, friend or neighbor, that would matter a great deal to you)

There are lots more things that would be different but just imagine if only these 9 weren't true. Just those 9. The world would, admittedly, be a vastly different--and much improved--place to be.

Note: I'll be adding more, unfortunately easy but important items to this list this weekend, as they occur to me.