The rest though? Seems too opportunistic to me.  I don't see how anyone who was against Hussein's ousting is in much of a position to talk about reconstruction.  They didn't care about it before the war, so why now?   It's like buzzards and Hienas after the lion's antelope kill.

Here's a excerpt from a speech from Sen. Byrd on Oct 3 - prior to the Battle of Iraq (not to be confused with the liberal media's title - Iraqi War or War in Iraq or anything else with war in it.)  In it, he posed many of the same questions he's asking today.  For instance - why can't we get a straight answer as to the cost of this nation building?  How long will our occupation last?  Anyway - here's the excerpt -  And by the way - I don't think Byrd was ever against Saddam's removal.  He was against the massive power grab the executive branch used to get its way (and the legitimacy of it all).
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 A U.S. invasion of Iraq that proved successful and which resulted in the overthrow of the government would not be a simple effort.  The aftermath of that effort would require a long term occupation.  The President has said that he would overthrow Saddam Hussein and establish a new government that would recognize all interest groups in Iraq.  This would presumably include the Kurds to the north and the Shiite Muslims to the south.  Because the entire military and security apparatus of Iraq would have to be replaced, the U.S. would have to provide interim security throughout the countryside.  This kind of nation-building cannot be accomplished with the wave of a wand by some fairy godmother, even one with the full might and power of the world's last remaining superpower behind her.

 To follow through on the proposal outlined by the President would require the commitment of a large number of U.S. forces - forces that cannot be used for other missions, such as homeland defense - for an extended period of time.  It will take time to confirm that Iraq's programs to develop weapons of mass destruction are well and truly destroyed.  It will take time to root out all elements of Saddam Hussein's government, military, and security forces and to build new government and security elements.  It will take time to establish a new and legitimate government and to conduct free and fair elections.  It will cost billions of dollars to do this as well.  And the forces to carry out this mission and to pay for this mission will come from the United States.  There can be little question of that.  If the rest of the world doesn't want to come with us at the outset, it seems highly unlikely that they would line up for the follow through, even though their own security might be improved by the elimination of a rogue nation's weapons of mass destruction.  So, if the Congress authorizes such a mission, we must be prepared for what will follow.