The CIA recently presented President Bush with several scenarios on how the Iraq War might proceed. Lo and behold, almost all of them were pretty discouraging and pessimistic, including the likelihood of a protracted and bloody civil war. An excerpt:

[T] the council looked at the political, economic and security situation in the war-torn country and determined that — at best — stability in Iraq would be tenuous . . . At worst, the official said, were “trend lines that would point to a civil war.” The official said it “would be fair” to call the document “pessimistic.” The estimate appears to differ from the public comments of Mr. Bush and his senior aides who speak more optimistically about the prospects for a peaceful and free Iraq. “We’re making progress on the ground,” Mr. Bush said at his Texas ranch late last month.

I, and other libeals have said it before but it bears repeating -- Bush’s invasion on Iraq has made the world more dangerous, not safer. In the face of all the mounting evidence that the Iraq invasion has been a disaster for the U.S. and for the world, I am still absolutely dumbfounded how so many Americans still support Bush and want him to continue doing what he’s been doing in Iraq.

Absolutely incredible!