And the fact that mistakes were made somehow equates to Iraq being a total failure?
You know you really shouldn't post when you're drunk.
EVERY WAR we have ever faught has not gone according to plan. Commanders have gotten fired...soldiers have gotten killed that shouldn't have. Plans have been revised...then revised again.
This war is no different. What would have me worried is if we weren't adjusting tactics and staying static in how we are trying to handle the situation.
You seem to think that wars are fought in a vaccum.
It's not a zero sum game.
Did I say it was a total failure? I did not.