Bush Defends Iraq War in Speech

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/20/world/middleeast/20prexy.html?em&ex=1206158400&en=9a02b1d9d85db27f&ei=5087%0A
To the Editor: It is no longer surprising to hear president Bush crowing over "successes" in Iraq. His handlers have raised lowered expectations to an artform. Those of us out here in the reality-based community note that more Iraqis lack the simple necessities of life than under Saddam Hussein. Instead of building a free and peaceful Iraq, we are institutionalizing an Iraq run by armed sects, in which our indefinite presence is required to limit the violence. President Bush gives us too much talk of "successes". The American people are less interested in his "successes" that only get us deeper into Iraq, than in his successor who will get us out.Barry Levine1142 Brown AveLafayette, CA 94549