It seems to us that Bush has gotten us into a mess from which there is no way out with any dignity and he (finally) knows it. His plan is simply to stay the course with occasional cosmetic changes to tactics and terminology until one of two things happens. Either congress will force a withdrawal of troops or his successor will do the same. In either case, Bush will be able to say to his dying day, "If we had only persevered and followed my plan we would have been victorious".

Bev and Jerry