Quote of the Year

"At various times since 9/11 members of the administration have acted as if catching Osama bin Laden, or changing Social Security, or saving Terri Schiavo, mattered more than any possible other cause. Creating an Iraqi military actually matters more than almost anything else. But the people who were intent on the war have lost interest in the only way out." —James Fallows, Atlantic Monthly

The "Shut up about the war" and "Don't worry, they're being trained" approaches are not winning strategies.