Sorry for that lousy example with Australia. I don't have anything against your country - I only tried to make you feel the problem as if it were your own.
Imagine you live in Bagdad. You know nothing about the "world stability" - you love your parents, your girlfriend. You respect your leader because everybody says he's great. How can you stop The Enemy from ruining your house, killing your relatives and friends, tearing your body apart with another sci-fi missile?
It's a mistake to think that the blood will be on GWB and Blair's hands only. It will also stain the hands of those who support war.