Then they weren't paying attention to what the President said, and (one of) the underlying causes of 9-11, & the fact that in every war plan the enemy gets a vote.
Second is the camp that feels that the post invasion planning was bungled, and that we should stick to our stated reasons for invading and be done with nation building.
They still think that overthrowing Saddam had to happen, and that the world is a better place for us going into Iraq. Now that we've made our point, it's time for us to leave them to their own devices.
"Be done with Nation Building" then they don't really understand...the kind of war we are fighting, how we are fighting it, who we are fighting, and why we are fighting. In other words they are pretty much clueless. Shades of Afghanistan, after the Soviets left. That worked out real well.
That's hardly the issue. Serious planners shouldn't rely on unserious people, or be surpised when they jump ship.
"Be done with Nation Building" then they don't really understand...the kind of war we are fighting, how we are fighting it, who we are fighting, and why we are fighting. In other words they are pretty much clueless.
Again, the administration has done a dismal job of communicating the who, how and why. It's hard to keep everyone following when the leaders don't lead. If your job it to lead the American people, you can't just assume that they wake up in the morning knowing what's going on. It takes a lot more then telling them it's going to be a long, tough struggle, and hoping that explaination does the trick.