Thanks, yes I'm relatively new. I thought Bush speech was great with all the veterans there but even though I voted for him I disagree with some policies - like we should of had twice as many troops in Iraq from the beginning and should not have disbanded the Iraq army allowing them sneak off with all the munitions being used to by the suicide bombers against us now! I'm seriously concerned this is going to turn around and bite us in the ass in ten or twenty years time and you should be too. Just though I'd highlight that Bosten news article seeing as I hadn't seen it discussed here.
Do you generally like to read second-hand renditions of "classified reports" from "unnamed sources" as reported by Reuters? If this report is true, then we need to stay in Iraq forever so that none of these highly-skilled terrorists is free to attack the US. Even assuming this recounting of an illegally leaked government memo (can you say, "Valerie Plame, CRIME OF THE CENTURY") is accurate, you have to remember that CIA is famous for creating "worst case scenarios" so that they won't be faulted for incorrectly reporting the "most likely scenario" (they should change their name to CYA).
I agree with you on the disbanding of the army issue, but not the troop level issue. Bush has made it clear in the past and did so again Tuesday night: "If the commanders in the field request more troops, I will send them." And hes right - a decision like that needs to come from those in the trenches, not partisan democrats who will say and do anything to futher thier own agendas. Funny you mention a Boston article, by the way. I live in Taxachusetts, and sometimes I think my family are the only conservatives here!