CPA's plans also include a 4-step reconstruction plan to get the basic infrastructure into shape to allow the Iraqis to get their oil to market and electricity, etc., into their homes. CPA's post-major combat stabilization plans are part of #7 and #8 of the original 8 objectives of Gen. Franks's plan, which the Coalition is still completing, with some expected adjustments as needed.
Why the Iraqi people can't just get back on their feet and take over? Over 30 years of being terrorized by a mass-murdering monster left them a bit hesitant. Saddam's still around. Last time we left, he destroyed whole villages.
The Iraqi people are risking their lives and the lives of their families to help us stabilize and rebuild their own country.
Courageous people.