[jwalsh07]

Bush had won the war and had us on the right track. In addition, the residual force would have remained in Iraq to send the message to Iran and Syria that our troops were ready to move at a moment's notice and you would not have the headlines of today

100% correct. The only problem is a majority of Americans are idiots. Ergo a majority of politicians in bot parties are idiots. So here we are. Still populated by idiots, led by idiots and suffering the consequences of both.

[what's up]

The only problem is a majority of Americans are idiots

The problem is they swallow pretty much everything the media tells them.

Including many right here on this forum.