American experiment in Iraqi democracy is a total failure.

Everybody in Iraq – politicians, political analysts, poets, scientists, porters – seems to agree that the US-backed Iraqi government headed by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is a total failure.

Security, basic services, and all measurable levels of Iraq's infrastructure are worse now than under the rule of Saddam Hussein. Nevertheless, the US, Britain and Iran all continue to support this government.

"Politicians in this country are the best at serving their personal interests, and that is what has kept Maliki in power," Amjad Hussein, an Iraqi journalist in Baghdad told IPS. "Wherever I go in Iraq, people complain of the very bad living conditions caused by the wrong policies of this government. Even those who voted for the (Shi'ite) Iraqi coalition bite their fingers in regret for the support they gave to this group of people who have led the country into darkness."

Withdrawals from the government by individual ministers and by political groups was the first sign of the end of al-Maliki's political life, but the US government has remained insistent on keeping Maliki at the top of Iraq's leadership.

"I strongly believe that it was American pressure on the al-Tawafuq Sunni group that stopped them from withdrawal from the government," a senior member of al-Tawafuq told IPS on condition of anonymity. "I preferred to clear my conscience and so I have decided to end my political activities. I am looking for a way to take my family across the border for their safety. It is a sin to be a politician in Iraq nowadays."

Everything about this process was flawed. I hate it when I see intelligent military experts, or politicians talking about how their were mistakes made in how the plans were carried out. Not enough troops in the beginning, not protecting the weapons caches, disbanding the military, etc..

But what they fail to recognize, at least publicly, is that the whole thing was destined to fail no matter how they approached it. The idea that you can invade a nation, depose its leader, and then implement an unfamiliar government, is fucking idiotic.

How could we not know that we would be seen and conquerors and occupiers? And who wants to embrace their enemies political structure? Nobody that's who!

Was Iraq better, and safer, under Saddam Hussein? Hell yes! Is America safer with Saddam dead? Hell no! Has our government learned anything from this failure? Abso-fucking not! And we never will if we keep trying to find some part of the operation to blame instead of realizing that the operation itself was flawed from the very first planning stages. And then holding the planners accountable.