Yes, I agree that the soldiers are brave, and they deserve respect for following orders, and for fighting something they believed in. However, they knew the harsh reality of the possibility of facing a premature death by enlisting in the army, specially in the army of the world's most war-mongering country.
On the other hand, blame the government who sent them thousands of miles away from home to die. How many of those who died are in some way related to the politicians? None of them, the politicians dont care about the person who died,
for them, one person dying is just an statistic.
Free the Iraqui people?
WMD?
The US sent their military to fight for oil. Many people need to be freed from oppresive regimes, but they dont get 'freed' by the US because they are not living on top of the world's second largest oil reserve.
And who says they are free? The US will have control over the new government, whether they admit to it or dont. The new iraqui governmet will be the US's brand new puppet, and they'll do not what is best for
their people, but they'll end up doing what is best for the US.