Attacks kill 52 more in Iraq , 30-40 people kidnapped each day, more than 180,000 people displaced by violence since February.

Why it's time to consider it a civil war but the U.S. to afraid of calling it that. 6,000 dead in May and June alone, 14000 just this year alone.

Budget contraints and worn out equipment may hamper the ability of U.S. to stay in Iraq.

Many Democrats and some key Republicans want troops to come back.

Ah, the brilliant foreign policy of George W. Bush. Makes me embarassed (and yes I initially supported the war on the grounds that it was legitimate and I voted for Bush). Throw in a little Israeli-Lebanon conflict and you have a foreign policy in disgrace. A little quagmire here, a little there, and it's time for the Democrats to take control of Congress this fall.

One thing he and the current PM of Israel have in common: Zero military experience. The leader of your country should ALWAYS have military experience.