What Are We Fighting For?

Iraqis gather near bodies of men and children, who were allegedly killed during a U.S. raid in Ishaqi area near the city of Balad, north of Baghdad, on March 15.

Lest we lose sight of what we're fighting for -- or I should say against -- read James Wolcott's gut wrenching analysis of what's going on in Iraq. The war is now a tragedy of epic proportions while Bush and his toadies cling insanely to fantasies about "victory," blind with monstrous denial about the realities on the ground in Iraq. For a more personal take on recent events, here's on-the-ground in Baghdad's Riverbend on her blog, Baghdad Burning, lamenting the state of Iraq three years into the occupation.

Need I say that we must keep up the fight against this neo-con bloodbath and bring our troops home NOW? There is no good way out of there. There is no "solution" or "plan" that will make things OK there. But we can get out now, before we make things even worse. As John Kerry said as the Viet Nam war was pulverizing both the Vietnamese and the troops in a no-win situation:

... how do you ask a man to be the last man to die in Vietnam? How do you ask a man to be the last man to die for a mistake?