[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

At this point I don't think exceedingly well can ever make up for the fumbling that's been going on in the past four years... for the unnecessary hardship on the Iraqis or our allies, for the cost to the US in men, money and international good will.

Even if Iraq becomes our bestest buddy, this war will cause hate toward the US with their neighbors and throughout the muslim world. I suppose that would happen even if the war had been run right and Iraq was stabilized in the first year, but I think it would have had less impact on muslims, removed from that area, without the years and years of war news.

At best we have been treading water for a few years now.