One should note, though, that this last year was also one of the bloodiest years of the war. Our recent surprise attack on Iraq's "bread basket" utterly failed, and terrorists are actually making progress in Afghanistan, and now Pakistan. Key Sunni leaders have been assassinated in broad day light. Our touted programs, such as the "Sunni Awakening" are collapsing all around us.

denial is a good word to think about.

I'm not a cut-and-runner. I want to win this thing. But in order to do that, we all need to wake up a bit.

Democrats are in denial...
...if they think they can just walk away from this without major fall out.
...if they think their strategies in congress help anything.
...if th...

One should note, though, that this last year was also one of the bloodiest years of the war. Our recent surprise attack on Iraq's "bread basket" utterly failed, and terrorists are actually making progress in Afghanistan, and now Pakistan. Key Sunni leaders have been assassinated in broad day light. Our touted programs, such as the "Sunni Awakening" are collapsing all around us.

denial is a good word to think about.

I'm not a cut-and-runner. I want to win this thing. But in order to do that, we all need to wake up a bit.

Democrats are in denial...
...if they think they can just walk away from this without major fall out.
...if they think their strategies in congress help anything.
...if they think they have a plan to win the war.

But Republicans are in denial too, and this sort of disconnected propaganda is the perfect example. It's hard to admit it when you mess up, or were out right wrong. Unfortunately, both have happened in a a way that is very publicly obvious. And yet, the war continues to be fought based on wistful thinking rather than realistic strategy.

The war is not going well. The surge did not turn the tide, or even substantially change the situation. Through our brutality, corruption, and insensitivity, We have convinced our enemies of their righteousness, and turned most of the allies we had into new enemies as well.

A lesson to both Republicans and Democrats:

You won't end the war by clicking your heels and saying "I wish I was home."

We have to face hard questions, even if they don't make us look particularly good, and then we need to take responsibility, and do what needs doing, even if we have to swallow our pride to do it.