The behavior of this president is beyond words

Not only has he run up our national debt to frightening proportions, caused the worst deficit the country has ever had, ignored global warming, spent more than $300 billion on a pre-emptive war his administration maneuvered the country into, now he wants to compound the debacle by sending more troops into Iraq. When will it be clear to President Bush that a war against terror cannot be waged with a regular army? As good as our soldiers are, they are caught up in a civil struggle between opposing Iraqi factions, attacking each other in a non-stop torrent of violence. No army can effectively deal with house-to-house battles against an enemy that might be anyone they see on the street. A war in the byways of Baghdad is what we are in. Then why send even more troops? The only motive I can conceive of is that Bush wants to keep on the offensive, and when it fails, he will leave the whole mess to the Democrats and the president to follow and say: “History will judge. You didn't let me finish the job. If I'd have had unflinching support we would have prevailed.” It is a Machiavellian tactic. Despite a wide majority of the American people against his policies in Iraq, he goes on and on, making decisions unilaterally. Can he not be stopped by Congress and/or mass protests by the public? Jerry Hyman, Ventnor - Atlantic City Press, January 18, 2007