He bottomed out on Iraq even before Cindy Sheehan's protest started. Look at the poll numbers, Americans have been increasingly disaffected.

The devastation is so great and the stories of the victims have united Americans in sympathy.

The season has come for Americans to look homeward ... instead of continuing to spend billions of dollars in Iraq ,

We should recognize that most Americans are focused on an exit strategy in Iraq. Even if withdrawal timelines are deemed unwise because they might provide a strategic advantage to the insurgency, the American people need to more fully understand the basis upon which our troops are likely to come home.

This is not the typical rally. It's more like a parade than a protest.

Delays in rebuilding international good will are costing Americans lives in Iraq, and billions of dollars to the American taxpayers.