Nobody could have predicted we wouldn't be greeted as liberators

[Pawel K]

Nope, nobody:

Statement of U.S. Senator Russ Feingold on Opposing the Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force Against Iraq
From the Senate Floor

Mr. President, we need an honest assessment of the commitment required of America. If the right way to address this threat is through internationally-supported military action in Iraq and Saddam Hussein's regime falls, we will need to take action to ensure stability in Iraq. This could be very costly and time consuming, could involve the occupation -- the occupation, Mr. President, of a Middle Eastern country. Now, this is not a small matter. The American occupation of a Middle Eastern country. Consider the regional implications of that scenario, the unrest in moderate states that calls for action against American interests, the difficulty of bringing stability to Iraq so we can extricate ourselves in the midst of regional turmoil. Mr. President, we need much more information about how we propose to proceed so that we can weigh the costs and benefits to our national security.

...

I am concerned that the President is pushing us into a mistaken and counterproductive course of action. Instead of this war being crucial on the war on terrorism, I fear it could have the opposite effect.

And now these assholes have the nerve to turn the question of "whats your plan" around on democrats like Feingold. Feingold, and a few other brave senators, voiced their concern about the lack of planning after the invasion of Iraq before we went in there. It was the incompetence of Bush and his neocon buddies that lead to the mess we are in today, it was not the fault of people like Feingold that saw what would happen long before it happened.

[closeupready]

1. So now you want not just an assessment,

but an HONEST one? Ha. Good luck with getting either.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. 'Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity,

and I'm not sure about the former.'
- Albert Einstein

[Mythsaje]

3. Well, nobody that didn't have their head so far up their butt

they were breathing methane.

The rest of us? Uh...yeah.

[DaveJ]

4. When I see it written out...

There is no way the "what's your plan" talking point will help Republicans win the trust of the people. America is smart enough to know who got us into the situation in Iraq. They actually want to be rewarded for creating the mess but that is not going to happen again.

On the other hand, you could say this is a bipartisan effort to clean up Bush's trillion dollar disaster. I wonder if Bush is even aware of that.