Posties nail the emperor

"'I had a choice to make,' Bush said. 'Do what we're doing -- and one could define that maybe a slow failure. Secondly, withdraw out of Baghdad and hope for the best. I think that would be expedited failure. And thirdly is to help this Iraqi government with additional forces -- help them do what they need to do, which is to provide security in Baghdad.'

"Bush added: 'I chose the latter because I think it's going to more likely be successful.'"

Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post,
January 17, 2007

What if success is no longer an option in Iraq -- then what are the three options really? Slow failure, expedited failure, and colossal failure? And which of those three is best?

Dan Froomkin,
Washington Post,
January 17, 2007