This has been one of the biggest complaints that I have heard from our troops. You can thank the left for this.
Yes, the left is the big cultprit, but Bush bears blame too. Real leadership is standing up to the left.
Besides, it's not like the need of a "escalation investigation" has been the chief rallying cry of the left either. If Bush could ignore the left when invading Iraq, don't you think he could ignore them when instituting minor policies in Iraq?
Bush has yet to realize that the left is going to hate him no matter what he does, so he might as well do it right.