Since the administration is the master of illusion and delusion, I wonder:

[BigBearJohn]

Why doesn't * just get up to the podium and declare the war is over?
and WE WON! Bring the troops home. We won! Hooray! We won! Victory at last!
Who cares if it's true? He hasn't cared about any of his other lies. I mean, it's no
bigger stretch than any of the other b/s he proclaimed. We'll even give him
and the troops a big ticker-tape parade.

Just bring the troops home, damn it!

[ironman202]

1. i wondered the same thing about the WMD's

They can't find them? Why did they stop lying? Shove a rocket up a camel's ass and poof! "Here it is boys, we found the WMD! Victory! We're leaving".....

[charlie]

2. 14 permanent bases

Staging area for Iran showdown.
Monopoly contracts not yet secured for US OilCo.

[BigBearJohn]

4. excellent points

[EST]

3. The bfee has to have enough puppies in a captive Iraq

government to make valid the 100% privatization of resources in the hands of Haliburton and other bfee/carlyle hands.