zombie84 said:

The American Revolution was a choice a nation made for itself, not one forced upon them by an outside occupier.

This is very true and reflects the largest mistake that the Bush administration has made and is still making today. We thought we would be greeted as wonderful liberators when we should have been ready to be tough occupiers. While I don't believe that Iraq is an unredeemable mess, and I don't believe the current tactics are worthless, we should be doing more and I fear the United States is going to be left with many problems for years to come.