There's the truth right there.
Yeah when I watched the dedication on C-SPAN, I was awestruck and all, but when Krauthammer broke it down, I realized that it could have, in fact, been better. Something to represent the unity across socioeconomic lines, as Mr. Krauthammer mentioned. I raised an eyebrow at the 4,000 gold stars for 400,000 people the firs time around, but the other details didn't make me stop to think until just now.
I will say that something HAD to be built and it should've been built on the National Mall. While he does bring up a valid point about it being too big or not big enough, I can't let myself say "we shouldn't build a World War II monument."
There's no alternative to what they built that I personally have in mind, but I'm no architect or artist. I like the concept of the two theaters of war, but I'm not sure about the stars.