Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ajc.com: Bush's real goal in Iraq

Invasion would mark the next step toward an American empire

Finally, an article in a newspaper that repeats what I have been saying for weeks. "the approach of the new National Security Strategy was clearly not inspired by the events of Sept. 11. They can be found in much the same language in a report issued in September 2000 by the Project for the New American Century, a group of conservative interventionists outraged by the thought that the United States might be forfeiting its chance at a global empire."

Written by J. Bookman, this is the best short synopsis of what has happened I know.