U.S. losing ground in Iraq war

Today's Seattle Times reports: "The United States is steadily losing ground to the Iraqi insurgency, according to every key military yardstick."

And is the D.C. politiboro getting the message? Of course not. The military-industrial complex now has its eyes on Iran and Syria and talking openly about reviving the draft. The 2nd Bush's inaugural address has foreign governments up in arms about a more aggressive and bellicose America.

But no, says the 1st Bush: "That's not what that speech was about. It's about freedom."

Sure. And freedom comes from the end of a gun.