Quote of the Day

"If you think Katrina was a success, Iraq is now Katrina. Iraq is the foreign policy of Katrina. And this President cannot handle the reality... This is not an election anymore, it's an intervention."
--Andrew Sullivan, on CNN last night discussing the choice before us next week

[PS- On a related note, pro-war journalist Ralph Peters continues to come to terms with the reality of this mistake (I previously chronicled his awakening- though he still passes the buck onto the Iraqis and acts as if the failure says nothing about our foreign policy- here). Money quote: "[The troops] don't face the mere forfeiture of a few congressional seats but the loss of their lives. Our military is now being employed for political purposes. It's unworthy of our nation." Bingo.

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