It seems that the Generals in charge of the Iraqi theater of operations are now publicly saying what folks like us have been saying since the start of this fiasco:

...the presence of U.S. forces was fueling the insurgency, fostering an undesirable dependency on American troops among the nascent Iraqi armed forces and energizing terrorists across the Middle East.

Well, no shit, huh? Those of us opposed to the War in Iraq have long held that by invading the way we did, we would end up creating more terrorists than we would end up killing. By many accounts the War in Iraq is going badly. One only need to look at the situation surrounding LCpl Travis Williams of 1st squad, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Bn, 25th Marines. He is the lone survivor of the coordinated attack on his squad back on Aug 3rd. His situation, while not completely unique, offers an interesting perspective on how we are going to "win" the global war on terror (We are winning, or so says that idiot Rummy and his cast of clowns). He has stated that since this battle he will NOT be reenlisting. Reenlistment is very low right now as are the numbers of new recruits across all of the branches of service but especially my Marine Corps and the Army. This coming from a future NCO and arguably one of the "backbone of the Corps" must be very disheartening indeed.

For these generals to put to words the thoughts many of us have had for the past almost 3 years shows much about leadership's confidence in the mission as a whole. I'm just wondering how long before those pricks in the Whitehouse get the message that the supposed GWOT is a losing proposition. I can't wait until 2006 when we run some of those rat bastards out of office.
Here's a link to the story about LCpl Williams.