U.S. Military and Iraq

Friends,
A look at our military and Iraq.

Love and Peace,
Rev O

"The incomparable military columnist Joseph Galloway, meanwhile, asks "How much more American and Iraqi blood must be spilled between now and January 20 so George W. Bush can boast that Iraq wasn't lost on his watch, that he never cut and ran and that -- never mind -- it wasn't al Qaeda or Iran that defeated us in Iraq, it was the Democrats?" Some might make this argument Joe, but, again, no one is going to be confused about who was responsible for defeat. The Bush administration not only was and is responsible but it has shown, with the hearings last week, that it is also the biggest agent of surrender and withdrawal.

For the U.S. Military, Iraq is So Over William M. Arkin on National and Homeland Security
Early Warning, Washington Post Gen. Petraeus's victory last week has no traction.