This illusion was only the prelude to tragedies in Afghanistan and Iraq ordered by Bush.
Viewing Iraq and Afghanistan wars as two sides of same coin, Bush's Baghdad proconsul Ambassador Paul "Jerry" Bremer emerges as a top architect of defeat: Bremer smashed the Baathist administration of Iraq, promoting chaos, and dissolved the Iraqi army, triggering civil war; Amid starvation, Bremer touted financial speculation as key to future.