Friday night on his MSNBC show, Chris Matthews said the riots in Egypt prove the Iraq war wasn’t necessary. Matthews said President Bush had hoped to encouraged this kind of protests by lying about weapons of mass destruction. From the transcript:

BAGHDAD (AP) – Without more help – and quickly – Iraqi security forces may not be able to protect the fragile nation from insurgents and invaders after American troops leave at the end of the year, according to a U.S. report released Sunday.

BAGHDAD (AP) – Without more help – and quickly – Iraqi security forces may not be able to protect the fragile nation from insurgents and invaders after American troops leave at the end of the year, according to a U.S. report released Sunday.

The British government did not consider the possibility of looting or criminality in post-invasion Basra beforehand a former Foreign Office official has admitted.

BAGHDAD — Without more help — and quickly — Iraqi security forces may not be able to protect the fragile nation from insurgents and invaders after American troops leave at the end of the year, according to a U.S. report released Sunday.