I think he only public that matters when it comes to the war, and the only public that can really affect policy, is the public that’s fighting the war. When the soldiers and families have had enough, it will end. Apparently we aren’t there yet. Lt. Ehren Watada is a voice in the wilderness.
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He thinks the way the White House has handled Iraq “‘will go down as one of the worst’ mistakes in the history of the American military,” writes the Washington Post. “‘One of the most frustrating things that’s ever happened in my political life is watching this train wreck.’”
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“Lawyers for Mr. Padilla, 36, suggest that he is unfit to stand trial. They argue that he has been so damaged by his interrogations and prolonged isolation that he suffers post-traumatic stress disorder and is unable to assist in his own defense.”
Sphere: Related ContentDoes Dick Cheney read The New York Times? “The insurgency in Iraq is now self-sustaining financially, raising
tens of millions of dollars a year from oil smuggling, kidnapping, counterfeiting, corrupt charities and other crimes that
the Iraqi government and its American patrons have been largely unable to prevent,” says an interagency report.