Scooterr, I can relate to yer feelings. Oddly enough, it seems as if yuor own media (like CNN) has been particularly happy about what they saw as a flaw in the US plan. The media went over it like wolves, and the anti-war crowd got a kick out of it.
I find that disgusting. Even the anti-war crowd must know that a swift US victory will mean less suffering for all parts - be they US/British soldiers, Iraqii soldiers, or civilians and journalists.
I can relate to your feelings. The thing is on these and other boards you either get one extreme or the other it seems. Either you have pro-war dominance which quickly makes any argument degenerate into 'child killers' or you have a pro war crowd which turns into 'hah, look at those corpses; they sure ain't so high 'n fancy now!'.
I hope for and expect a relatively quick victory for the Coalition in this war. Of late we've seen evidence of Iraqis starting to understand that the Coalition WILL rid Iraq of their current regime. If the Coaliton does a decent job here at rebuilding, I think it'll work out ok. If they do what they did in Afghanistan - essentially semi-securing the capital and little else - then expect to see Iraq engulfed in a civil war as different ethnic groups try to claim the land for themselves, and in doing so, will opress the newly liberated people
Bush said during his election campaign that h wasn't interested in 'nation building'. It was one way he distinguished himself from Gore. I am therefore a bit worried about how much money he's gonna put behind his words. The war is the easy bit; keeping the peace and winning democracy is gonna be tough. Hope the current administration has the subtle diplomatic presence to do so; from what I've seen so far, Bush doesn't. It is possible that his advisors do, however.
