] I fear that passage of the current bill, which fails to
] comprehensively address the problems exposed by 9/11,
] will not do enough to prevent another 9/11. Congress can
] get a good bill - that addresses intelligence reform,
] terrorist asylum abuse and security for driver's licenses
] - when the Senate decides it's willing to tackle these
] vital issues.

Sorry, I felt my original, "What a crock of shit." was insufficient. This is a commentary from one of the two congressmen who held any change up. Let's hold up the whole thing to deal with details that have no bearing on the actual subject? Oh forget it... What a crock of shit.

Bill ignores critical issues

] Instead, the battle for control of the Sunni city 40
] miles west of Baghdad has sharpened divisions among
] Iraq's major ethnic and religious groups, fueled
] anti-American sentiment and stoked the 18-month-old Sunni
] insurgency.

I'm sorry, but does ANYONE find it surprising that we go in, blow the crap out of this town, and oh yeah, kill what looks like a wounded, unarmed guy on camera (that's not getting airplay over here, but it sure is all over the mid-east) in a mosque of all places, making it look even better, and find that people are just as pissed off at us as they were before?

Folks, this isn't just how to lose the war in Iraq, this is how to screw up our national security for years.

The phrase "Waging Aggressive War" comes to mind some days.

Iraq Assessments: Insurgents Not Giving Up