The Never-Ending Madness in Iraq

It's awesome to see how well our troops defend themselves when they come under fire over there. Their professionalism, bravery and conduct in the field is truly impressive.



When I see videos like this I'm amazed that anyone in Iraq is crazy enough to take a shot at our troops.

Right now, there's a major operation going on in Mosul to root out the bad guys there. Here's what one of the troops said:

"So right now, it is a capital for terrorists right now. So I think there will be a final battle very soon," a soldier told Strassman.

It seems like I've heard that sort of rhetoric before. And yet, the war just keeps grinding on. Five troops were killed just the other day. And now Moqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army is making noises about canceling their cease-fire:

Influential members of Muqtada al-Sadr's movement have urged the anti-U.S. Shiite cleric not to extend a cease-fire when it expires next month, officials said Monday, a move that could jeopardize recent security gains.

This comes on the heels of a report by the Iraqi Red Crescent organization that more than 60 people were killed and 280 wounded in last week's explosion of a house in Mosul.

President Bush says the surge is working, but the American people don't buy it. We don't see our troops coming home. We don't see where and how all this ends. All we see is our troops getting picked off one by one by one by one for years on end. At some point, reasonable people of all political stripes have to come together and put an end to this. Our troops deserve better.