[roses of sharon]

I give no quarter to the enemy, especially when they hide in mosques, behind women and children, wear no uniform, and murder innocents.

And "craters" in Tehran are laughable, as if Americans who just surrendered Iraq to OBL and the pacifists party on Nov 7th would allow that? Never.

Even Israel caves to the Islamic Cults by continually giving away land, when your population cannot fight, leaders will not fight.

No more icky war on TV.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Thuggery is not civil war.

And another dumbass question on troop levels. Asked and answered! Troop levels are the judgment of the Generals on the ground!

[Rutles4Ever]

I agree with almost everything you just said. Therein lies my frustration with the administration and the progress of this war. Unfortunately, Gates is just an uncontroversial stopgap for the President, and I expect nothing drastic will change. What it tells me is that this administration is lined up to punt this war to Bush's successor. There won't be a "cut and run" (thank God), but there also won't be a hammer to bring down on the insurgency.

Whether or not we agree or disagree about the current state of affairs in Iraq, I think we both agree that, at this stage, this is a most perplexing nomination.