Originally Posted by baloney_detector

I'd say that the biggest blunder that the Bush Administration made regarding Iraq wasn't the invasion of Iraq itself.

I'd say that the biggest blunder that the Bush Administration made regarding Iraq was, rather, in overestimating the desire and ability for the bulk of ordinary Iraqi citizens to establish a democracy that is effectively controlled by the rule of law.

I guess you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink...