I guess we're not, "staying the course", afterall

[SHRED]

Lowered? Hummm.
Is this "staying the course"?
What about the , "noble cause"?
:sarcasm:


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U.S. Lowers Sights On What Can Be Achieved in Iraq
Administration Is Shedding 'Unreality' That Dominated Invasion, Official Says

By Robin Wright and Ellen Knickmeyer
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, August 14, 2005; Page A01

The Bush administration is significantly lowering expectations of what can be achieved in Iraq, recognizing that the United States will have to settle for far less progress than originally envisioned during the transition due to end in four months, according to U.S. officials in Washington and Baghdad.

The United States no longer expects to see a model new democracy, a self-supporting oil industry or a society in which the majority of people are free from serious security or economic challenges, U.S. officials say.

More >>> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/13/AR2005081300853.html

[Skidmore]

1. They can't even do flip-flop right, can they?

Just plain old flop! Those 2006 incumbents must be doing a little pressuring of their own behind the scenes.

[RC]

2. They've been in Baghdad how long and still

don't have it secured?
What does that say about the rest of the country? And they expect a Constitution today?

That reminds me of a sign I used to have by my desk.
"You Want It When? :rofl:

Everything this administration touches turns to crap and people die because of it.