I supported an invasion of Iraq to free the Iraqi people from tyranny...

...but now we have the US rejecting a French proposal to have an Iraqi constitution drawn up by the end of the year, and an interim government up and running by spring next year.

Great job on the invasion. 3 weeks gets the big thumbs up. Civilian casualties were minimal.

But, a very very low score on policing, restoring essential services (goodbye Jay Gardner!), and restoring Iraqi sovereignty to a democratically elected government.

The invasion was great. But the lack of planning on this has been nothing short of atrocious. Its an absolute disgrace.

While all the aircraft carriers were being positioned and the smart bombs were being locked and loaded, no doubt to the delight of Lockheed-Martin and their competitors, where were the plans for meaningful implementation of post-invasion security? Where were the plans for restoration of essential services?

But, of course, Lockhead Martin makes weapons, not power generators, medical equipment, and cheap pharmaceuticals.

If Medicins Sans Frontieres got the same level of government attention as the US arms industry, Baghdad hospitals wouldn't be the charnel houses they are.