Quote Originally Posted by ShlupQuack
I guess its just depressing to be thought of as evil because of something other people in your country did that "could've been done better." I'd rather just not think poorly of anyone, but grr... nevermind.
I can guarantee that I would never believe you, or any other American, to be "evil" because of this. However, I do believe the war, as it has turned out, to be a horrible act. It "could've been done better"; and if it had been, thousands of innocents would be alive today who are not. It wasn't "done better" because of a lack of foresight, a lack of planning, and basically because of undue haste. Innocent people died because someone else chose not to spend a bit of extra time and extra money beforehand, and that's something I can't readily abide.

nik0tine raises some interesting points, too.

I'd like to think that, with the world's help, Iraq can become a genuine democracy, or at the very least a country that determines its own future system of government. The UN interim administration in East Timor worked there; the same happened in many former USSR states. They're handling things in Afghanistan right now. However, the US acting alone doesn't really stand much chance of creating a truly independent, democratic nation. To avoid bias as much as possible, input from the rest of the world is crucial.