Paul Alexander speaks to seven very influential and top of the line retired generals, the guys who held the top positions of power . . . The Generals Speak . . . they come from different administrations and services but they all agree . . . Bush screwed up, big time:

The nineteen months since the war in Iraq began, some of the most outspoken critics of President Bush’s plan of attack have come from a group that should have been the most supportive: retired senior military leaders. We spoke with a group of generals and admirals that included a former supreme Allied commander and a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs, and they all agreed on one thing: Bush screwed up.

Not the most promising of outlooks . . . but these guys are the ones who know what they’re talking about. Depression city but worth reading.