“I think if there were widespread reports that the terrorists thought they were losing and should give up, the morale in the US would be higher and we would be willing to fight longer. Likewise, I think the reports that many Americans want to give up embolden the terrorists. Frankly, I think if we had presented a united front the past three years, the terrorists would have realized they were doomed and retreated from Iraq by now, freeing the military for peacekeeping in Africa or the like.”
