Reply #1: This is the problem - the Pentagon isn't supposed to be running Iraq. [View All]

[StephNW4Clark]

It's not the military's role in international affairs to run countries or engage in nation-building and that's where the Bush administration is so wrong. It's the State Department and the United Nations and other multi-lateral organizations like NATO that have the experience and resources to dedicate to nation-building.

Soldier have and never should have the burden of not only keeping a country secure but also building schools and other public institutions. And by relying on Halliburton et al to rebuild nations, the Pentagon has pigeon-holed itself into an untenable corner.