At the risk of confusing a few posters...being "at war" is a legal point. We have not declared war on anyone. Bush merely sent a bunch of troops to Iraq without asking Congress for permission. 'War' in this case is merely a nice shorthand term for an 'armed conflict' or perhaps a kinda large 'temporary incursion'.....sorry-VERY large, and not exactly temporary.

No matter what you want' to CALL it, I see McCain is still babbling that we have 'succeeded' in whatever it is we are doing...much to the bewilderment of either the Iraqis or our troops who are merely dying at a slightly slower rate. The Bush administration has managed to redefine 'success' by referring to its own fuzzy 'benchmarks' for success in truly amazing examples of distorted calculations and hedged qualifications...and STILL cannot claim that half of them have been met.

.........and I see that Obama's ideas, understanding and character are being widely admired by the leaders he has met on his trip.

all very interesting