Soldiers admit: 'Iraq war is lost'
The war is lost. That's the message coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan by those sent to fight it.
From ordinary soldiers to frontline military commanders the message is bleak for those who dragged us into the "long war".
For the second time in a generation, the US faces the prospect of defeat at the hands of an insurgency.
"In 2007, Iraq's grave and deteriorating condition offers diminishing hope for an American victory and portends risk of an even wider and more destructive regional war."
For reasons that are not yet clear, America's general officer corps underestimated the strength of the enemy
He said that most senior officers agreed with his analysis.
Yingling's article has sent shock waves through George Bush's administration,
"Insurgents are getting access to a lot more weapons, and are becoming stronger and stronger.
As far as I'm concerned, we're coming into the end game.
The picture emerging from Afghanistan echoes the sense of failure.
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