Stating the Obvious

I read today in the newspaper that the insurgents in Iraq are moving their activities to smaller cities outside of Baghdad, now that Iraqi and US forces are putting the heat on them in Baghdad.
So not much has really changed, despite the best efforts of the United States forces to bring the insurgency under control.

Even a person who is deaf, dumb and blind can plainly understand that the war in Iraq is a veritable sinkhole... a political sinkhole, an economic sinkhole and a military sinkhole. It is apparent this is a theater of war that we will enjoy little or now success in the predictable future. We cannot win the war in this particular theater of war.

So why is it that our leaders in Washington cannot understand what should be perfectly obvious. The fact is that we the taxpayers are footing the bill for this very expensive endeavor. And yet we are told to be patient and to [gag!] "stay the course."

Does Mr. Bush really believe that we take him seriously as commander in chief. Or that we believe that there is any merit in keeping our forces in Iraq any longer. Will doing so really make very much difference in the outcome? I don't think so. And neither do a lot of other really pissed off American citizens in good standing.

I know that our men and women will still be in that dusty patch of sand for awhile yet. I only hope that we can yell out loud and clear that staying indefinitely in Iraq is not an acceptable alternative to a lot of very dedicated American citizens everywhere.

Speak out. Speak out loud and clear and let your wishes be known. I am trying to make a difference by writing this piece. So can you , doing it in a way that works best for you. Do something, anything. Just don't stand on the sidelines and just cheer or boo whoever is passing by.

I have had my say. I find it very painful that I have to state the obvious. But what else am I going to do? I don't have a choice in the matter.