President Bush has delivered his State of the Union message to a State which is not United in its approach to Iraq. Bush has again stood his ground and has spoken of 'Victory'. He has mentioned that he like everyone else, would like the 'war over and won'. It appears the operative word is not 'over' but 'won'. With this goal in mind, Bush is not going to relent. He has not yet faced up to his follies in starting the war, conducting it badly and not giving up when the conditions deteriorated. He has not experessed any regret for the destrucion to Iraq, the deaths of uncountable civilians and his major part in igniting a civil war there. Not to speak of USA's earlier support and propping of Saddam himself when it suited their policies. It is tragically funny that he is still seeing the war in terms of 'finishing with a victory for USA', whatever that may mean, only he knows.
The Democrats and the moderates in the Republican Party better see through this sham and take urgent steps to bring the war to an end at the earliest. There is no victory to be gained, only more deaths and destruction all around.
Nothing can justify the continuation of this illegal war. There is no shame in accepting the Big Mistake that was made and get the help of UN and other neutral countries to bring the war to an early end. I am sure that is what the American and Iraqi citizens want.
Hope better senses prevail soon.
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