I hate and despise these stupid, set-up “news videos,” with the calm, judicious principal lying in his teeth and barely concealing his feeling of patrician disdain.  And those “reporters,” with their respectful deference and softball questions—well, I guess they figure it’s better than slinging hamburgers in McDonald’s, though maybe not quite so prestigious.  When are they going to ask, “About how many children do you think you’re slaughered, Mr. Secretary?”

You can tell by his laconic manner, this is not a man who is losing sleep over the two wars we find ourselves involved in.

Hell no he didn’t want! He can see that there is no way to “WIN” in either war. There are still over 50 to 60 Iraqis being killed everyday and innocent Afgans being bombed (In fairness our government does offer to compensate Afgans $300 for every wife, mother, father or child they kill by accident).

There are still 5 to 6 Amercian soldiers dying every week, which the Bush/Cheney/Gates people see as a positive sign. I suspect the loved ones of those five or six soldiers are not so nonchalant about their deaths.