GOP Talking Point of the Future: Why don't the Troops, Support the Troops? I have to imagine of all the things George Bush doesn't want to hear about (because he doesn't read) other than "Scientist Discovery Extra Chewy Pretzel" is this story from the Washington Post. Dissension Grows In Senior Ranks On War Strategy U.S. May Be Winning Battles in Iraq, Losing the War, Some Officers Say Some choice quotes: Deep divisions are emerging at the top of the U.S. military over the course of the occupation of Iraq, with some senior officers beginning to say that the United States faces the prospect of casualties for years without achieving its goal of establishing a free and democratic Iraq. ... Some officers say the place to begin restructuring U.S. policy is by ousting Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, whom they see as responsible for a series of strategic and tactical blunders over the past year. Several of those interviewed said a profound anger is building within the Army at Rumsfeld and those around him. A senior general at the Pentagon said he believes the United States is already on the road to defeat. "It is doubtful we can go on much longer like this," he said. "The American people may not stand for it -- and they should not."