" Selling a war requires a combination of arrogance and wishful thinking. That's why it is an article of faith in the White House that military action in Iraq will be swift and sure; the Iraqi people will laud the invading Americans as liberators, and democracy will follow sure as spring after a hard winter." "It may play out the way President Bush wishes, but wishing is not a strategy. Bush has yet to level with the public about the potential cost in lives, Americans and Iraqis, the countless billions of dollars and the decade-long commitment this will take." | 
