Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Bush Admits Stalemate

The Washington Post reports this morning that Bush admits we're not winning in Iraq.

Ok, so the guy at 1600 Penna Ave. gets it after all.

Maybe.

"We're not winning, we're not losing." Any run-of-the-mill high school football coach would say if you're not winning, you're losing.

Some random thoughts:

  • The American people deserve an honest assessment of where things stand. But are our interests really served by comments like Colin Powell's that the military is almost "broken?" What message does that send to the enemy?
  • Where are the extra troops going to come from? I met a marine recruiter Sunday at a Christmas party who was complaining about the dearth of new recruits. Does this move us a step closer to the re-instatement of the draft?
  • John Kerry: The Post notes he advocated an additional 40,000 troops in Iraq in 2004. But not now. He was for more troops before he was against them.

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