If there´s one thing that the Americans don´t lack, that´s hubris.
Smugly claiming their superiority, they tumble from one mistake to
another, always relaying on their "can do" -attitude.

Self-confidence and endless resource of optimism can be helpful in
life, but for a whole nation to think that these are one of the pillars
of their success... Little more pessimism on the behalf of American
politicians and soldiers, and less belief in their own talents and
abilities, would have been helpful in Iraq.

Most likely, Iraq will end up as another "failed state", another Somalia,
another Afganistan, or a pawn between it´s neighbours. We might end
seeing Saudi Arabia, Iran and Turkey (but not Syria, which is too weak)
fight in the future over the control of Iraq; not new Vietnam, but new
DR of Congo(former Zaire). A bleeding wound of a country.