Are you overlooking the fact that the U.S. seemed to think the 'war' would be over in a week or two and the Iraqui people would welcome their saviours with open arms?

>In fairness, as boneheaded as the idea might have been Wolfwitz's white paper did in fact make a very strong case for 'democratizing' Iraq before the war and that thinking was definitely part of the mix.
>
>As to oil (which the left insisted was the primary motivation) - if that were the case this is in fact the most incompetant military victory in human history - gas here being twice what it was before the war-for-oil and Iraqi oil revenues not even going to rebuild Iraq (mostly from self-inflicted destruction) much less being carted off as the spoils of war (my first choice <s>)
>
>>>>>>It's painful to think of U.S. troops remaining there until these bozos get their act together. That could be forever.
>>>>>
>>>>>Fear, uncertainty, and doubt.
>>>>>
>>>>>How much thought have you given to the consequences of succeeding in forming a democratic Iraq?
>>>>
>>>>That is not and never was the goal of the intervention.
>>>
>>>Oh?
>>>
>>>Who's idea was it to intervene?
>>
>>The U.S. never even mentioned 'liberating' or 'democratising' Iraq until they had to finally admit there were no WMDs. And they'll never admit that they want an unhindered supply of oil.