IRAQ seems to be falling apart

[Brandon]

First of all, Max, I think you're completely ignoring the positive changes that have come from the war. The Iraqi people are simply much better off than they were under Saddam Hussein, and the violence in Fallujah is not "proof" that the majority of Iraqis hate us.

Secondly, while I definitely think we could have planned better for post-war reconstruction, it would also be naive to assume that a country that spent so many years in turmoil could become Anytown U.S.A. overnight.