Seriously, leave. Leave tomorrow. Bail and don't look back. It's 9 kinds of screwed up.

Well, it's like the old saying goes! 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink!' What ever possessed our leaders to think they could import Democracy to nation who doesn't have a clue what it is? Could care less what it is! And will no doubt go back the 'good old ways' the minute we turn our backs! Or let religious fundamentalism take over in the place of a government. Will forever remain a mystery! Our leaders in Washington are clueless! The best thing to do walk away from the whole mess like we did in Viet Nam! Wait for the civil war to die down and then try to help! Maybe the next time American's will think twice before they let themselves be bullied into another useless war by the fear mongering rhetoric of this administration.

ain't forced democracy grand?

that blood, guts and tax dollars pay for naptime.

One of the most telling indicators that the Bush war planners had little or no interest in the goal of returning the country of Iraq to a condition of stability and prosperity can be known simply by reviewing the time of year that the invasion took place- sandstorm season, going into sunstroke season.

The typical requirement for water in a climate with temperatures averaging 100F is along the lines of 5-10 gallons per person per day, depending on the level of activity performed. Unlike food, the demand for water doesn't respond well to rationing.

It's impossible to do serious construction work once the ambient air temperature goes much over 90F degrees- much less 100F, or 130F. Vehicle maintenance and repair is a nightmare. Even basic security work like posting sentries for checkpoint and perimeter guard duty is severely hampered. Many types of sustained physical effort are simply impossible.

Surely the present occupant of the White House was aware of that fact, from his own firsthand experiences as a some-time resident of Midlands, Texas. I doubt that any of George W. Bush's famed brush-clearing photo ops in Midland took place once the sun got high, and the temperature went over 80 degrees.

It sure doesn't look like it, from the linked photos. [click on my signature for live link]

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/08/images/20020809-1_ranch4-765v.html

The date of the Iraq invasion guaranteed that months of breakdown and entropy would intervene before it would be possible to launch any serious effort to even begin returning the delivery of basic services such as electricity and running water to the Iraqi people.

The rush to war also made quite a number of sunstroke casualties. Sunstroke is no trivial matter- it can kill or cripple just as surely as the other types of stroke.

Why did the Bush administration schedule the invasion for March, of all months? What was the hurry?