Too many micromanagers

The Bush Leaguers say that the Congress shouldn't micromanage the war by placing conditions on the appropriations bills funding the war. Sure, spending is a blunt instrument for regulating behavior, as any parent can attest, but it's better than ignoring the problem. And the Congress could not do worse than the Bush League. The Administration claims to leave the conduct of the war to the Generals, then systematically purges those Generals who disagree with them. And they've been deeply involved in tactics, often seeking political gain or cover. When the Blackwater contractors were killed and mutilated by crowds in Fallujah, the administration responded by ordering the Marines to take the city. When the fighting proved bloody and slow, the administration ordered a halt to the offensive, before reaching it's objectives. That failure necessitated “Second Fallujah”, another bloody battle, which was delayed until immediately after the 2004 elections. That's major league micro-mis-management. We need a new manager.