Catastrophe or Victory??

In a recent speech to the American Legion convention, Donald Rumsfeld quoted Clemenceau saying, “War is a series of catastrophes resulting in victory.” When are we going to see any evidence of the victory we have been promised so many times? We, the American public, have waited patiently while our soldiers die in increasing numbers. We have seen Iraq deteriorate into a vicious civil war in which the occupying troops are caught in a crossfire. How many more catastrophes must we endure before we see “victory?”

We must all demand an immediate end to this fantasy the administration has created in their own minds. Maybe President Bush and his advisors cannot see the truth but anyone else surely can. The daily reports of violence and instability along with the daily losses suffered by American forces are enough to tell any reasonable person that victory is not on the horizon. The time has come to change course and withdraw from Iraq. Only by leaving the country to the Iraqis is there any hope of ending the catastrophe that is our occupation.