Lest you cling to the impression that the Bush administration is looking for ways out of Iraq, instead of digging ourselves deeper in, take a look at

Lest you cling to the impression that the Bush administration is looking for ways out of Iraq, instead of digging ourselves deeper in, take a look at recent headlines.

"U.S. Is Weighing Terrorist Labels for Iran Guards, A More Assertive Turn," trumpets The New York Times. "Iranian Unit to Be Labeled Terrorist; U.S. Moving Against Revolutionary Guard," headlines The Washington Post. Unquestionably the big story of the day was that the administration had deliberately taken one more step toward making Iran into even more of an enemy by applying the "terrorist" designation to what is effectively a national army.

Until now, the word "terrorist" has been largely restricted to small groups, to ever-evolving cells, and to individuals who use violent force of horrible means against often innocent people. To sow "terror" is precisely NOT to have the ranks of a regular army behind you. More...

Said the same thing about the Iraqi Republican Guard before invasion