Quagmire?

More and more it seems to me that the democrats are simply wishful that Iraq is a "quagmire." For some reason, they go on the template of Vietnam, as if that is what we need to strive for. All this talk of quagmire, which Rumsfeld has had to defend himself from, holds almost no reality on the ground. For instance, take this article today. Iraqi security forces are improving, to the point they are "competant" to "inspiring". The picture painted in the Media daily is one that plays right into the hands of the terrorists. They achieve very little, a suicide bombing here and there, but it is amplified on the world screen, blowing it irretrievably out of proportion. And the same general who came off seeming rather negative in the Rumsfeld article, "Abizaid said insurgents' strength had not diminished and that more foreign fighters were coming into Iraq than six months ago," in fact feels that the war goals are obtainable--with support. That's right, we need to support the efforts there, not attempt to discredit our military with slanderous remarks of "gulag" and over-blow every failing while totally ignoring anything of good.

The Iraqis have certainly shown that they are willing to fight for their country, so why don't we help them out rather than being so self-critical and defeatistic?