Originally Posted by punkworld

You're clueless

Iraq, right now, is on the brink of civil war, a civil war which would lead not to a lasting, pro-western democracy, but to a whole new breeding ground for international terrorism. The Iraq invasion could have gone much better, had the administration listened to the Pentagon, sent enough troops to ensure stability, not fired the entire Iraqi army (releasing 300000 armed, trained, unemployed, bitter men onto the streets), etc.

Right now, though, the situation is fucked up, and a sectarian civil war is likely, if not utterly inevitable. This is because of tons of BIG FUCKING MISTAKES, which are not just pointed out by pacifist hippie pinko commies, but by American generals and security officials.

But I guess you watch Fox News a lot...