Bush started the fire Mr. Buzz. He did it with lies about Saddam/al Qaeda collusion and WMD's. He betrayed the troops and tied the next administrations hands when he signed his surrender agreement one month before leaving office. He committed the US to halt combat and leave Iraq on a specific date. Remember, he did it one month before leaving office. That is why it is said he dumped the mess on the next President. He could have and should have just not signed an agreement and told Iraq they would have to talk to the new guy in a few weeks.