I suspect htere is a world of difference int he two situations, amigo. Starting a war where none exists, and failing to listen to your military experts on plans needed, number of troops required, proabble entanglements...a real piece ofidiocy.

Inheriting a quagmire and deciding it is not working for the country -- I woudl think it would require more attention to State than Defense. It is not the case that we are losing out militarily. It is the case that we seem to be stuck using the wrong solution for the problem. And probably, given Bush's capacity for logic, the wrong problem, at that. I don't think "Communication is preferable to warfighting" needs to be run passed the military as a general national policy.

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