Very good article. But the “glass parking lot” people (many of whom inhabit FR) don’t have any idea that their idea is a bad one, and aren’t interested in evaluating it.
We did what we had to do, for good reasons, and did a good job, mistakes not withstanding.
The very people who scream the loudest that we shouldn’t have invaded are the seam ones that would scream loudest had we done nothing.
Removing Saddam was a good thing but I think its time to drop the nation building/ democracy fantasy.
When we remove a ruler we should be willing to step in and impose our own rule till the people are truly ready to rule themselves. Start teaching elementary children about representative democracy and start holding elections at the lowest levels. It might take a generation or more but these are people with no real history or understanding of freedom and democracy.