A lot of people on this board consider US presence in Iraq = Freedom.
So much that they don't accept any other view on it.
A lot of Iraqis consider US presence in Iraq = occupation.
So much that they are taking arms and fighting the occupator.
Do Iraqis even want something you consider freedom, although I doubt they would ever get a share of it as you enjoy it in US ?
Do you really think US would allow a Iraqi government elected after June which wouldn't suit US interests ?
While US might be one of most liberal countries in the world (this board is only a small proof), their standards are very different when they occupy another country. Much less a country of totally different culture and tradition.
Put yourself in Iraqi shoes. Someone occupied your country, destroyed a lot of infrastructure, jailed countless people and all that while saying he brings freedom and democracy. Freedom and democracy with barbed wire and checkpoints, puppet government and a modern kalif Bremer knowing what's best for Iraqis ?
I don't doubt some US people are sincere and believe they are doing a good thing. But majority of Iraqis, IMO, do not think that way. And it is their life to decide how to live it.
Occupation proved a good thing with Germany and Japan in the long run and all turned out well. But in Middle East or Southeast Asia it turned out to be a disaster.