Sorry AK, I do not wish to hackle you, but there is just no limit to how much
The Failuremongers article p.. me off.
The reasons most Europeans (don't know about Americans, so I won't comment on them) took to the streets in opposition to the war was not because we are some blue-eyed peacenics, or that we had great love for Saddam, or that we hate America. It was because we belived this war to be a mistake that would make the world a worse and more dangerous place. And I for one still believe this and that the aftermath of this (unnecessary) war will fuel religious/racial hatred and terrorism for decades.
I would like nothing better than to be proven wrong. To see new democracies blossom all over the Middle East, to see security and welfare brought to the people of Iraq and the neighboring countries. Only time will tell if this will happen, or if terrorism will rise again, if USA (or FN) will be bogged down in an occupation for decades, or if Iraq will be lost to religious fanatics.
But if the worst happens, and my darkest predictions are proven right, I will certainly not gloat (Schadenfreude) over it.