Monday's Assessment

I pass this along, noting only that it's not a comment from some left-wing crackpot.  Hardly.

Former U.S. commander in Iraq: war is lost.

In “his first interview since he retired last year,” retired Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez told the Agence France Presse that he believes the war in Iraq is lost. “I think if we do the right things politically and economically with the right Iraqi leadership we could still salvage at least a stalemate, if you [...]

Yes, indeed.  It's been quite a busy few days..

Military Says Surge Has Failed So Far

After a weekend when June started out with 14 more dead Americans in Iraq, we learn today that our military says the surge is failing so far and we control less than a third of Baghdad, far short of our goal. Go figure. But fear not; after capitulating to Bush and voting en masse in support of his demands for funding with no strings last month, Democrats now say they have a plan in the coming months to [...]

Tags: Iraq War, Sanchez, War is Lost