seems like everyone but Bush has concluded that they have already lost this war, Cheney INCLUDED! Bush is just so easily guided that if you tell him to fire the commanders telling him to get out of iraq, he will. he claims to be taking out the insurgents for good, but the militia that took the life of C. Sheehan's son (and the rival militia) have much more power over Iraqi Citizens than the US does (but hey, the US backed Iraqi Gov't is the one funding them so wtf!)