Wasn't this war supposed to be over by now? Yeah, I know: These things take time. But it seems to me that even those who are adamant about the rightness of the mission ought to be a little embarrassed about the way it was oversold — with overly-optimistic projections and maybe even some outright fraudulent evidence. And now we have military leaders leaking the premise that all the disappointments and problems are a result of their key decisions being overruled by Donald Rumsfeld and other civilian officials. Yow.
I think I'm going to stop watching the news. I know this thing is going to turn out okay — though I know I'm going to wince when people speak of the total number of American deaths as "acceptable." Right now, I can't deal with the day-to-day ups and downs. Besides, I'm really only tuning in to see the latest report of Saddam's demise…or how yesterday's turned out to be premature. Maybe.