Well Troll, of course you are right. Can't have a war without some hardships. A few setbacks are inevitable. And this one just barely started. Not a whole lot of casualties, as yet. Not something to get hysterical about. War is hell, the man said. Gotta expect a little hell.

On the other hand, we were told, before it started, that the troops were going to romp all the way to Bagdhad, applauded by cheering crowds. The troops were told to expect that. I believe you said something like that yourself, in one of these threads. Please correct me if I'm wrong. None of that has materialized, as yet. And it is troubling when the people in Washington disagree with the troops on the ground, about what is happening on the ground. I guess the troops must be lying, about what is happening in front of their own eyes.