[frogjerk]

True, we are mired in a war without end, costing us far too many great young and old Americans and too many limbs and wrecked families and vastly too much money. But we all know we're getting out soon.

This paragraph is very troubling coming from Ben Stein.

[wideawake]

This paragraph is very troubling coming from Ben Stein.

One can never entirely trust an entertainer - and the reason why should be obvious.

[PetroniusMaximus]

"This paragraph is very troubling coming from Ben Stein."

It's quickly becoming conventional wisdom.

We've been rolled.

[A.Hun]

Ben Stein lost his sh*t about a year ago, and hasn't yet located it.

[RedStateRocker]

Fact: the USA cannot and will not fight a war without a CLEAR and CONCISE end in sight. Give us an objective and we can do it; ask us to 'nation build' or 'hold the line' and public opinion is good for no more than a few years, tops. You'd think our leaders would learn. The folks who expect us to 'stay in until a democratic Iraq gets on it's feet' are in denial.

[DManA]

That paragraph explains why CBS would run an article from a usually reliable conservative.

[Flying Circus]

It is symptomatic of our president's biggest failing: communication and leadership. He and his administration should have been out there everyday for the last four years reminding and re convincing the country about why we went into Iraq and why we must finish in Iraq. Instead he has been quiet and let his opposition obfuscate and reshape the discussion of what we are doing there to the point that many who would be inclined to agree and support him openly question and criticize our mission there. It is Bush's failing and has limited him to mediocrity when he had the opportunity to be a great.

[oneamericanvoice]

"True, we are mired in a war without end, costing us far too many great young and old Americans and too many limbs and wrecked families and vastly too much money. But we all know we're getting out soon."


I agree. Very troubling coming from Ben.

[RockinRight]

Stein's been wobbly lately. What was with him advocating higher taxes for the rich on O'Reilly last week?