Hey Commander Guy, patience is not a strategy

[ProSense]

Patience emerges as critical weapon in Iraq war

By Bernd Debusmann, Special Correspondent
10 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wearied by steady losses and few tangible signs of progress in the war in Iraq, the U.S. public is running out of one resource America's enemies appear to have in abundance -- patience.

Impatience with the war, now in its fifth year, was reflected in the elections that drove President George W. Bush's Republicans out of power in Congress in November. Since then, Bush named a new secretary of defense and new military commander in Iraq charged with implementing a new strategy.

But despite repeated appeals from Bush for patience while more troops arrive in Iraq to carry out the new strategy, opinion polls show that pessimism runs deep and most Americans favor a deadline for the withdrawal of troops.

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On May 1, Bush vetoed a bill passed by the Democratic-led Congress that would have tied $124 billion in military funds to timetables for the withdrawal of troops, an idea he sees as a recipe for defeat.

"All the terrorists would have to do is mark their calendars and gather their strength and begin plotting how to overthrow the government and take control of the country of Iraq," he said.

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So the idea is to have more patience than the insurgents and terrorists? Exactly how long is that?

"Patience is not a strategy..."

[valerief]

1. Maybe he meant PATIENTS. The war is producing a lot of them. nt

[Phredicles]

2. But is it a strategery?

Maybe that's the question.