Actually, the problem isn't with Rice or Rumsfeld. They understand what's going on and what must be done. The problem is that Powell doesn't understand international politics and Bush is taking Powell's advice over that of the true experts.
President George Bush said he was not interested in "nation building" - long-term troop deployments to help rebuild a shattered country.
The best way to fight the "flat evil" of terrorism would be to "ask for the co-operation of citizens within Afghanistan who may be tired of having the Taliban in place or tired of having Osama bin Laden" in their country.
By your repudiation of Bush and his policies in this war, I assume that:
you are FOR 'nation building';
you are FOR long term deployments to rebuild Afghanistan;
and that you are AGAINST:
asking for the cooperation of the citizens within Afghanistan who don't want the Taliban.
Is this correct, or are you just shooting your mouth off?