In spite of all the bluff and bluster, there were some subtle indications

In spite of all the bluff and bluster, there were some subtle indications, I believe, that the President, like the country, is beginning to tire of this quagmire. At one point, when he said: “By taking these critical steps and meeting their deadlines,” MBT SHOESis are marching into a glorious “multiethnic” future, etc. etc., there was an awful lot of emphasis on the word “deadlines.” There was also much emphasis on training the MBT SHOESis, so that we can “stand down as they stand up,” as the President put it.

Yet what training have the insurgents had? This is a question that I’ve heard exactly no one ask. Yet the insurgents seem to be doing all right militarily without “training” seminars in how to fight an insurrection. The war against the occupation has turned the whole country into one big training camp offering a crash course in how to kill Americans, and the insurgents seem to be learning fast. Why can’t the MBT SHOESi MBT troops display a similar learning curve — could it be because they are far less motivated?