Sun Tzu and Iraq

Sun Tzu was a general in the Kingdom of Wu (China) about 300 to 500 B.C. He wrote thirteen chapters on war titled "The Art of War", which has been widely read in military circles around the world; however, his principles one would have to conclude, have been largely ignored in the war against Iraq; when you consider the long and ongoing struggle taking place there.
There was no doubt that the U.S., and its token allies, would prevail militarily against Iraq's army. It was obvious from the start that a military victory was the principal goal; with no thought given to the peace. This was clearly a violation of Sun Tzu's principle of "peace being the object of war".
Another Sun Tzu principle to consider is: "All men can see the individual tactics necessary to conquer, but almost no one can see the strategy out of which total victory is evolved"; which points out, in the light of our present difficulties, that the tactics were successful but the overall strategy was, and is, wrong.
Further, from Chapter VI: "The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will imposed on him". We might ask, who is imposing their will on whom in Iraq?
Also: "That general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend, and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know where to attack. If the enemy's dispositions are visible, we can make for him in one body; whereas, our own dispositions being kept secret, the enemy will be obliged to divide his forces in order to guard against attack from every quarter." The enemy in Iraq has many opportunities to attack and hides, thus avoiding having to defend.
Another principle of Sun Tzu's violated, from Chapter II: "In war, then let your object be victory, not lengthy campaigns." We've been fighting now for how long?
Another principle ignored: "He will win who has military capacity and is not interfered with by the sovereign." And "...If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will suffer a defeat"--sound familiar? We kill a few "guerrillas", and they kill a few of us, all because we do not "know" our enemy, cavalierly dismissing them as "thugs".
Our generals in Iraq are said to have autonomy, but my gut says they continually test the political wind.
Sun Tzu's principles have held up for over 2500 years--so what happened in Iraq? Where is the "Mission Accomplished"? What with high powered computers and four star generals, having nothing better to do than play war games, how could we have blundered so badly in Iraq?
A lot of generals might disagree with me when I state that we have no "victory" in Iraq, but they would be arguing against of Sun Tzu and his principle that "the object of war is peace"--where is the peace? Without peace there is no victory. Sun Tzu also wrote; "The victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won. whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory."
One final quote of interest: "No ruler should put troops into the field merely to gratify his own spleen; no general should fight a battle out of pique...a kingdom once destroyed can never come again into being; nor the dead ever be brought back to life. Hence the enlightened ruler his heedful, and the good general full of caution. This is the way to keep a country at peace and an army intact."