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We are losing focus

Pennywit has beaten me to commenting on a column at MSNBC.com that discusses the current situation in Iraq. I think you should read his entire post, but the most important point is his final line, "All the 'good news' out of Iraq -- schools built, soccer fields, etc. -- won't mean squat unless the United States can root out the insurgency."

So many are so focused on the forged memos and bringing down Dan Rather or on adding to the furor over what may or may not have occurred over 30 years ago that we are forgetting that the terrorism inside Iraq is escalating to the point where the military victory is in danger of being squandered. Appearing more and more often are admissions by administration officials and military commanders that many regions of Iraq are effectively not under control of the interim government there.

Come on, boys and girls, Dan Rather is already toast, there is no need to continue turning up the heat. Vietnam, Swift Boats, and the National Guard Service of our two presidential candidates are a part of HISTORY that do not need to be rehashed to the point where in continuing to focus on those divisions we repeat the mistakes of that time. Our people are dying NOW, the quick military victories in Iraq and Afghanistan are slipping away NOW. If we want to win the war we are in NOW, stop focusing on the PAST.