Lawrence:”When in reality Bush has many times indicated that his goal is not to defeat the insurgency but to hand the baton to the Iraqis and get out. Saying that Bush is leading us in a war, when he is not, is water carrying.”

OK, for the hundred thousandth time, the war that Bush is leading is a war of ideas, not a war against Iraq.

So yes, of course, he wants to hand the baton to the Iraqis and get out. That has been crystal clear to those of us paying attention.

I don’t think it’s really that hard to understand.