Emperor Bush's New Clothes

New Format: Less Blabby, more "What the fuck!"'s per bulletin

• Looks like the junior officers with experience in Iraq are not very encouraged by the state of the military and feel we need to implement the draft or withdraw.
• The head of the Marine Corps is concerned about their ability to respond to a security threat because the Corps are so depleted.
• Gen. Sanchez, the former commander of forces in Iraq thinks it's a debacle.
• And while the right is trying to crucify him for daring to be a "phony soldier" and lambast him for not voicing his concerns before; He was a critic of the war planning, and while he didn't criticize the war when he was in command. John McCain explained why, "...one of the reasons, in all due respect, my friend, is because General Shinseki gave his opinion and got fired." Which is a lovely example of how Emperor Bush views his generals.
• Lara Logan says Iraq is even worse than on TV! She also mentions how odd it is that our soldiers are now working with men that a few weeks prior were trying to kill them.
• US Head of Counterterrorism says that we are probably not tactically safer as a result of our invasion and occupation of Iraq. He abruptly resigned today. He was not toeing the administrations line... I wonder if he voluntarily left? Also note how many of the men in prison in Iraq say they were fighting because they were angered by our occupation of Iraq, not because of fundamental beliefs.
• We also have Qwest coming out and saying the Bush's warrantless wiretapping program started 6 months before 9/11. Which suggests three things:

1. Bush lied that he said it was the result of 9/11.
2. It did nothing to prevent 9/11, so it doesn't seem very effective.
3. They began doing it for reasons other than the "War on Terror".