At What Cost Victory and How is it Defined?
The war in Iraq is a dreary reality. We are there. The conflict and its resulting political swampland has proven to be a fraudulently conceived disaster. But the move against Saddam Hussein, once made, was not a recoverable act and leaves us damned if we stay and damned if we leave.
The war in Iraq is a dreary reality. We are there. The conflict and its resulting political swampland has proven to be a fraudulently conceived disaster. But the move against Saddam Hussein, once made, was not a recoverable act and leaves us damned if we stay and damned if we leave.
On ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos, he asked Bush:
"Whatever you call it, aren't American men and women now dying to prevent Sunnis and Shiites from killing each other?"
Bush replied:
"No, I, George, I - it's dangerous. And you're right. No matter what you call it, the fundamental question is, are we on our way to achieving a goal, which is an Iraq that can defend itself, sustain itself and govern itself, and be an ally i…