-- Meanwhile, in an alternate universe --

America did not invade Iraq and;

Saddam was still in power but under the close scrutiny of UN inspectors;
There were still no Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq;
US troops were still cleaning up Afghanistan instead of leaving it to warlords;
Real progress has been made rounding up Taliban and al Queda in Afghanistan and Pakistan - including putting Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden in custody;
500 US servicemen weren't dead;
10,000 innocent Iraqis weren't dead;
The US wasn't hundreds of billions more in debt and was therefore able to afford education and medicine for its own citizens;
130,000 US servicemen were home with their families;
The US still has its international partners in the terror war;
The US and UN use their newfound influence to pressure Saddam into a peaceful transition of Iraq to a democratic government.
George W Bush doesn't have a reputation as an international war criminal.
war criminal."