Cheerleader-in-Chief

Anyone who thinks George W. Bush has suddenly started pondering the similarity between Vietnam and Iraq should take a deep breath. The world was not turned upside down overnight. He is merely practicing the new party line. It goes like this:

the insurgents know about the election;
the insurgents want the Democrats to win;
you should not want what the insurgents want;
you should vote Republican.

Ok, it's doesn't even rhyme, but given the current state of Republican fortunes, it almost makes sense and certainly gives cheer.

But seriously, all successful insurgencies have common themes, whether they are Vietnamese, Shiite, or the Founding Fathers of America. They make the controlling power hurt. It cannot be denied: the US is losing people and money at an unsustainable rate. What are our options? Sadly, we will accept “cut and run” with a James Baker 3rd imprimatur and Nixon echo and learn to like it ... after the election and another few hundred or thousand American lives.