The American people, in their hearts, want to win in Iraq, and that means really pouring it on. Way more troops, way more aggressive rules of engagement. My perception is that Bush, like his father, is too afraid of pissing people off, not realizing that he will piss off CNN and the French no matter what he does, because he has an R next to his name. Consequently, he has not fought in Iraq as aggressively as he should. If he wants to save '08, he is going to have to really get aggressive in Iraq. I think he started realizing that towards the end of this cycle, but it was too little too late.
Yup...and just about every general and flag officer agrees with you as do conservative patriotic common sensers such as Barnes, Kristol, Buchanan, McCain, Warner, Graham, Dole and EVEN a handful of Dems...but Kristol and Buchanan are labeled as toadies, McCain is an ogre, Graham a fairy, Dole (and wife) an ED problem, and Warner a RINO in the opinion of most here (of course, all the Dems are just RATS regardless of their conservatism).