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The war was wrong...
The war was wrong, the war is still wrong, the fact that it's "over" doesn't change that.
I'll admit that approaching people in uniform simply for the purpose of arguing with them is a little pointless and quite a bit presumptuous.
However, pointing out that we can't pull out now is just dodging the fact that we shouldn't be there in the first place. Additionally, the fact that those opposed to the war don't have a solution is less an example of that persons ignorance and more an example of the horrible situation the Bush administration have put us in. It's like asking a person opposed to nuclear power how they would set about building a nuclear with nothing but sand. Is this really a fair criticism? Clearly not.
In short, Mr. Mephisto has a strong point.
I'll admit that although I can speculate and offer ideas for a better reconstruction I feel it's likely that we're pretty well screwed. I don't think the Bush administration has a plan (let alone a good one) themselves. Their recent decision to completely reverse course and speed up the timetable for elections is evidence to me that the Bush administration is grasping at straws.
Which to me isn't surprising because I don't think the second Gulf War was anything but a war for money and power. But thats just because I'm one of those crazy liberals only interested in stupid hippie things like justice and peace.
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