Reply #5: The war will have a generational effect on recruitment. It will take a decade to get past Abu Ghraib [View All]

[Bucky]

Bush gambled that the short term gains in Iraq would quickly offset the long term consequences. The only problem is, there never were any short term gains. And to be honest, that's not really the "only problem". Even if it was managed well, the war would be a disaster. This isn't only a competance problem, it's a total failure of vision.