  For those who are, well, educated about the past, it is plain on the face of things that the handover and rebuilding of Iraq is going exceptionally well.
Anytime one attempts to recusitate a grayed and dying civilization from the depths of tyrannical rule, roadblocks, complications, and resistance from those who were once in power are always going to occur. Our nearest temporal example to such an effort is the occupation, rebuilding, and establishment of democratic systems in Japan and Germany post-World War II. The transition there was extraordinarily difficult. The fact is, the infrastructure in Iraq is now better than it was when Iraq was ruled by Saddam Hussein, the economy exists and is growing, the schools are reopened, and the people are, most importantly, free. Here is what the United States has done. The Baathist government of Iraq collapsed within three weeks of the American invasion, and have managed to pull together an Iraqi civilian government and transfer power to that government, all within 14 months of invasion, with a total casualty count of just over 1000, most of which occurred after victory in the war.
This is one of the greatest accomplishments in the history of mankind and modern warfare. To minimalize it, to even, in some extremes, to mock it, is to trivialize a great accomplishment and to show a certain flair for the assinine. urlLink More is discussed here. Courtesy of urlLink Bill Hobbs . 
