Hussein was at high stakes (not a smart thing to do), and he blew it. You wanna think the U.S. blew it, that's fine with me. I really don't care if you wanted Hussein to win or not. It remains that we did. I’m sorry that this little fact upsets you so much, but there it is.

Iraqis can do anything now. play the US game or wait . Iraqis have the time card in their hands.

Even if most iraqis welcome the change, will that be enough for the US to withdraw when here and there, ambushes still go on?

And despair provides them with the suicide bomber card.

Really reaching, aren’t you?

The new police and army are being trained by the folks who invaded and won. They are being trained by counter-terror experts. When we leave, the force built to protect Iraq will be better than the one that is there, because they will be fighting directly for the homeland.

During the Cold War, not exposing all the cards was what allowed peace to reign for such a long time. This was thanks to the Deterrence Joker.
That joker wasn't used this time.

Yes, it was, and to its fullest power.

Cheers,
Dan