An Unwilling Administration Makes for A Lost War

As long as there are not enough troops in Iraq to maintain a capable security and support beyond what is now possible, the oil infrastructure, which is two-thirds of the Iraqi economy, will remain under significant threat from insurgents and terrorists. That threat hampers oil production. Consequently, oil will still go unproduced and electricity will remain under produced. The oil industry needs significant electricity. However, our troops are currently unable to keep the lights on throughout the day for the Iraqi populace. As long as we are refighting battles in cities we once secured, we will not have the troops available to allow Iraqis to rebuild their heavy industry. If the Bush Administration is not willing to provide the right amount of troops to accomplish the badly needed rebuilding mission, then there is no reason to expose to senseless peril the troops we now have in Iraq. We must not expose our troops to the failure of a war that the Bush Administration is not willing to win.