[Diva Betsy Ross]

"We have to exert all of our efforts militarily, but the outcome is not assured." suggesting that they'll lose in Iraq and die. "Americans are wholeheartedly proud of what you are doing but there are many questions at home about the (Bush) administration's policies." suggesting that the American people's support is fading. The Pentagon tried to make do with as few troops as possible, as light a footprint as they could get away with," Clinton said. "Now, we're playing catchup . . . Unfortunately, I don't think they fully appreciated the conditions we would encounter." suggesting their bosses are failures who don't care about their lives.

That is exactly how I read it too.

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[arasina]

...I don't think they fully appreciated the conditions we would encounter."

You mean like socialist politicians wanting so much to fulfill their perceived destiny of ruling the unwashed masses that they would travel to a war zone to lie to members of the military and thus endanger more lives?

And Hillary, I don't really think you should be using the pronoun "we" in your sentences when referring to the United States and its interests. Your heart and soul (that term used loosely) are committed elsewhere.