The ability to have these open discussion IS one of the great things about this country. I don't hate the US but I have lost all respect for GWB and all of the politicians who think they know better than the military commanders. As someone posted earlier, let the military run the war - not some pencil pushers in Washington. Last summer, a general was publicly rebuked for suggesting that we needed substantially more troops to keep peace in Iraq. Fall out of line with the Bush administration and pay the consequences. Yeah, the general had no idea what he was talking about. Stupid fucking politicians!