Not a mistake by Bush at all. Bush or the United States (or any other country) should not dictate the terms and rights of Iraq's constitution. If we want to promote democratic republics in the region, we have to let them create their constitutions.
One of the Bush Administration goals of Iraqi invasion (non-existant wmd's aside) was to spread modern democratic values in the middle east. It was an epic fail on the part of the Bush Administration not to ensure freedom (especially religious freedom) in Iraq. The alternative is allow religious persecution, pogroms, ethnic cleansing, genocide etc. This is unacceptable and can only lead to major problems in the future.
By the way, today is the 225th birthday of the signing of the U.S. Constitution. This document, radical in its time, has served as the blueprint for freedom and equality for blossoming democracies around the world, and will continue to do so.
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