Mission Accomplished or Mission Impossible

Where do I begin? Timshel's post sums up nicely the Fallujah operation: to summarize, we'll free them even if it means killing every last one. Sadr has taken control of several buildings in Najaf, seven more soldiers have been killed, Richard Lugar of all people is asking Bush to show at least a smidgen of leadership and is publicly admitting that the June 30th "transfer" of power has about as much validity as a college term paper deadline...the British are beginning to realize that the administration's policy in Iraq is basically politics for domestic consumption.

The press is dutifully reporting this, but, uh, hasn't anyone from the Fourth Estate noticed that the wheels have fallen off? A year ago, Tom Brokow was reporting that we were going to be "owning" Iraq in a matter of weeks. I believe that the costs of reconstruction were to be in the $1-2 billion dollar range, and our military presence was to be reduced to about 30,000.

Earth to the SCLM: the Bush policy is a disasterous failure. What is it going to take before you call it for what it is?