[jocon307]

I'm posting to you, Diogenesis, because otherwise I'd reply to myself, which always seems silly, but I want to say this:

Two years ago Rumsfeld was arguably the most popular man in America. Now, things are not going PERFECTLY in Iraq, but when in war do things even go well? Let's face it, in war, even when things are going well, people are getting killed. The best you can hope for in war is that more of "them" die than "you".

I'm getting really scared for my country. Even after 9/11 we seem to have no spine, no stomach, and no brains. I think if WW II happened today we'd throw FDR down the stairs in his wheelchair, and shout after him that he was a miserable failure.

We need to get some fortitude. Do you think we can purchase it from the Jihadis on the Pakistani black market?

[Diogenesis]

Don't give up. America is not "a broken vessel".