I was in iraq from july 2003 to september 2004, overseeing the creation and management of the $18.4 billion reconstruction program of Iraq for the United States. It's been buried in the negative news, but much progress has been made in Iraq. Unemployment, while high at 33%, is down sharply from 55% in 2003, to cite just one item. But yes, mistakes were made, and from those we can learn some lessons. We've all heard about the heated debate about a prewar State Department plan versus a Department of Defense plan. I can tell you that those of us assigned to move in and begin reconstruction were provided with no plan.
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