I began by saying that I believe much of the criticism leveled at President George W. Bush in his second term was beyond the pale of decency, which I had noted at the time. The decision to enter Iraq was, in retrospect, obviously a mistake, but I still don't concede that "Bush lied" to take us to war. I singled out comments by Keith Olbermann as an example of criticism that was particularly vindictive. I didn't cite it specifically, but I recall one of his all-out assaults on the Bush administration coming after it was revealed that Osama bin Laden's former bodyguard and driver could be held indefinitely at Guantanamo following his trial. Olbermann said the Bush administration was "urinating" on the rights and freedoms every American soldier had ever fought to win and protect.