Self-fulfilling Prophecies -- Bush and Iraq

It seems that national security analysts were prescient -- much of what is happening today was predicted by analysts well before Bush launched an ill conceived and unnecessary war in Iraq. The now declassified report is summarized in an LA Times article.

We still don't know who knew what when, but apparently GW knew then that his invasion would likely be used by Al Qaeda and that bringing democracy to Iraq would be long and laborious -- and yet even with this information they didn't plan.

So, here we are in the middle of another Vietnam -- something that the administration said wouldn't happen. No time tables, just a call to trust ol' GW. Here's a good reason why we shouldn't!!! How long? Well, by September even the GOP might be jumping ship and asking for an exit plan.