It's a referendum on the centerpiece of the Bush presidency. Michael O'Hanlon
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![You can make a serious strategic argument for removing [Saddam Hussein], - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=WW91IGNhbiBtYWtlIGEgc2VyaW91cyBzdHJhdGVnaWMgYXJndW1lbnQgZm9yIHJlbW92aW5nIFtTYWRkYW0gSHVzc2Vpbl0sIA==&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIE8nSGFubG9uICAgIA==&num=3 "You can make a serious strategic argument for removing [Saddam Hussein], - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes")
![It is another indication that the predictions of high casualty levels that were mocked before the invasion have come to pass. The US numbers fluctuate, but they are still quite high. Iraqi security force casualties are higher than any time. The silver lining means the Iraqis are fighting [the insurgency] more, but the security trends don't show much reason for positive sentiment. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIE8nSGFubG9uICAgIA==&num=5 "It is another indication that the predictions of high casualty levels that were mocked before the invasion have come to pass. The US numbers fluctuate, but they are still quite high. Iraqi security force casualties are higher than any time. The silver lining means the Iraqis are fighting [the insurgency] more, but the security trends don't show much reason for positive sentiment. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes")
![The Afghan campaign has required a lot of base construction, aircraft refueling and several thousand American [personnel]. The costs have been in the general vicinity of $20 billion -- about one-quarter the cost of Desert Storm already -- and it will keep going. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhlIEFmZ2hhbiBjYW1wYWlnbiBoYXMgcmVxdWlyZWQgYSBsb3Qgb2YgYmFzZSBjb25zdHJ1Y3Rpb24sIGFpcmNyYWZ0IHJlZnVlbGluZyBhbmQgc2V2ZXJhbCB0aG91c2FuZCBBbWVyaWNhbiBbcGVyc29ubmVsXS4gVGhlIGNvc3RzIGhhdmUgYmVlbiBpbiB0aGUgZ2VuZXJhbCB2aWNpbml0eSBvZiAkMjAgYmlsbGlvbiAtLSBhYm91dCBvbmUtcXVhcnRlciB0aGUgY29zdCBvZiBEZXNlcnQgU3Rvcm0gYWxyZWFkeSAtLSBhbmQgaXQgd2lsbCBrZWVwIGdvaW5nLiA=&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIE8nSGFubG9uICAgIA==&num=2 "The Afghan campaign has required a lot of base construction, aircraft refueling and several thousand American [personnel]. The costs have been in the general vicinity of $20 billion -- about one-quarter the cost of Desert Storm already -- and it will keep going. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes")
![They won partly because the incumbent is [governing] so badly, and partly because they were doing so well at providing social services, welfare benefits and so forth to individual Palestinians. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=VGhleSB3b24gcGFydGx5IGJlY2F1c2UgdGhlIGluY3VtYmVudCBpcyBbZ292ZXJuaW5nXSBzbyBiYWRseSwgYW5kIHBhcnRseSBiZWNhdXNlIHRoZXkgd2VyZSBkb2luZyBzbyB3ZWxsIGF0IHByb3ZpZGluZyBzb2NpYWwgc2VydmljZXMsIHdlbGZhcmUgYmVuZWZpdHMgYW5kIHNvIGZvcnRoIHRvIGluZGl2aWR1YWwgUGFsZXN0aW5pYW5zLiA=&author=ICBNaWNoYWVsIE8nSGFubG9uICAgIA==&num=1 "They won partly because the incumbent is [governing] so badly, and partly because they were doing so well at providing social services, welfare benefits and so forth to individual Palestinians. - Michael O'Hanlon Quotes")
