"it's a lot more important to make political points at home than to win this war. "
Yes, it is.
Think about that statement Tom. We wouldn't be in this mess if Bush had handled it any other way. Why should we give him accolades to something that was planned and executed poorly for nebulous reasons?
The troops are there to do a "job". They get the same news we do. They know there were no WMD, they know Chalabi was a stooge, they know that bringing the Iraqis 'democracy" is NOT what they're there for.
Bush's revenge for 9/11 and his "Bring it on!" sentiments has inflamed the whole muslim world, mostly against us. This can snowball into a raging conflict that will impact everyone on every corner on the globe;..........and you say you want to "win this war"?
Impossible. We are climbing slowly out on a cliff of no return.