Twas ever thus. We didn’t know of problems with the prosecution of WWII for many years. There are always problems ‘on the ground’ and Iraq is no exception. Thank goodness the President was strong enough to buck the onslaught from the media, and even some conservatives, to do what he knew was the right thing. He grieves for every soldier lost,and has met with the families of most of them. He visits those who have been severely injured and are at DC area hospitals, and has had quite a number of soldiers who are recovering from their injuries to the White House. No one can fault him for his treatment of the troops.
If things had been botched as badly as was done for Iraq, we'd have landed at Normandy, liberated Paris, and then been pushed back into the sea before having to "surge" onto the Continent again.
Of course there are setbacks, but we should expect the lesson to be learned a bit more quickly, especially when even Marine generals and liberals alike were pointing out how the mission had changed--and being slapped down for it.
Thank goodness the President was strong enough to buck the onslaught from the media, and even some conservatives, to do what he knew was the right thing.
It's easy to "to the right thing" with other peoples' money. Typical liberal M.O..