[Grovenet] "It's time we win the war on terror"

[Eric Canon]

Quote from Sen. John McCain:

"I think one of the biggest mistakes we made was
underestimating the size of the task and the
sacrifices that would be required," McCain said.
"Stuff happens, mission accomplished, last
throes, a few dead-enders. I'm just more familiar
with those statements than anyone else because it
grieves me so much that we had not told the
American people how tough and difficult this task
would be." 

There were many of us on this list who predicted
that the Bush invasion of Iraq would be a
disaster. It wasn't exactly rocket science, and
we were not unique. We felt, and others felt, the
appropriate response to terrorism was a police
action coordinated with the rest of the world.
After 9/11, our country had the support of the
rest of the world, which increased the prospects
that confronting terrorism would be successful. 

Bush had other ideas.

John McCain supported the invasion. And, had we
applied appropriate numbers and a winning
strategy, we might have been able to pull it off.
Had Bush been straight with the American people,
and not focused so much on concealing his actions
and pretending it was "some kind of day at the
beach" (quoting McCain again), transforming Iraq
into a free and responsible nation might have
been achievable (I doubt it, but who's to say?).
Again, Bush and his team had other ideas.

Here is what McCain is saying now:

http://tinyurl.com/klh8h

And here is Harry Reid with another idea:

Senate Democrats, meanwhile, said Tuesday that
the best way to encourage Iraqis to get their
political house in order is to begin a phased
withdrawal from Iraq by the end of this year.
Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, top Democrat on the
Armed Services Committee, said the longer the
U.S. stays the course in Iraq, "the weaker we're
going to be in the war on terrorism."

Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said he was
glad to hear McCain has realized "we need more
than tough talk" on Iraq.

"It's time we win the war on terror," said Reid.
"To do that we must change the course in Iraq."