On Iraq

Michael O'Hanlon from the Brookings Institute has this to say:

It would be success to simply not let things get worse, and to simply train Iraqi security forces so that they can take it over in two or three years. ...if we can keep it as one of the two or three most violent places in the Middle East but at least on a long-term trajectory toward stability, that's acceptable. (emphasis added)

Kevin Drum of Washington Monthly sums it up thusly:

It's clear now that (a) George Bush had no idea what he was getting himself into, (b) his initial plan for rebuilding Iraq was a fantasy, (c) each of his succeeding plans has failed within months, and (d) he's just flailing now, desperately hoping to keep things from completely falling apart before the election.

This is George Bush's idea of fighting terrorism. If this is your idea of fighting terrorism too, he should get your vote on November 2nd. If it's not, well.....