] Instead, the battle for control of the Sunni city 40
] miles west of Baghdad has sharpened divisions among
] Iraq's major ethnic and religious groups, fueled
] anti-American sentiment and stoked the 18-month-old Sunni
] insurgency.

I'm sorry, but does ANYONE find it surprising that we go in, blow the crap out of this town, and oh yeah, kill what looks like a wounded, unarmed guy on camera (that's not getting airplay over here, but it sure is all over the mid-east) in a mosque of all places, making it look even better, and find that people are just as pissed off at us as they were before?

Folks, this isn't just how to lose the war in Iraq, this is how to screw up our national security for years.

The phrase "Waging Aggressive War" comes to mind some days.

Iraq Assessments: Insurgents Not Giving Up