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Blame Petraeus? No, but what he is saying is still the same kind of solemn head nodding rhetoric that echoes Bush-speak, but when it comes to action, their plans (and I usethat term loosely) does not reflect the complexity of the situation.
After he realized that it was not going to be as easy as he thought, Bush, also, uses much of the "long hard fight" language, simulating a request for actual sacrifice.
"When the only tool you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail"
Somebody famous said this. I think it sums up the relentless myopia that is the Bush world view
