It is a well documented fact that President Bush, in recent weeks, courageous to the end, was near to being alone in his drive to increase troop strengh in Iraq, and further escalate the Iraqi War. Most experts, Generals, and even the Iraq Study group agreed that the war may indeed be un-winable, and that the time was right to withdraw . We could then declare with some manipulation of logic, a victory, and end the killing, and crippling, and the emotional stress to our fine soldiers, sailors, and Marines.
But Bush was adamant, and recalcitrant. He never veered from his position that America will always prevail, and we must maintain our course.

Now, a new development. The anti-coalition forces, the Iraqi insurgents, and the Islamic militias, have begun using chemical bombs to spread fear and death.

These weapons of mass destruction conjure up memories of World War One, and the newsreels of soldiers choking to death on the battlefields of Belgium
Chlorine gas attacks the eyes and lungs within seconds, causing difficulty in breathing and skin irritation in low-level exposure. Inhaled at extremely high levels, it dissolves in the lungs to form hydrochloric acid that burns lung tissue, essentially drowning a person as liquid floods the lungs.

In recent weeks improvised chlorine gas bombs have caused several deaths, and injured large numbers of combatants, and non-combatants. These blasts have raised fears that insurgents are trying to develop new ways to confront U.S. and Iraqi forces. Coupled with the increased sophistication of the enemies ability to bring down our Blackhawk and other helicopters, this is a fearful development.