The Last Throes?

Now even Secretary Rumsfeld is disagreeing with Vice President Cheney's assertion that the Iraqi insurgency is winding down.

"I would anticipate you're going to see an escalation of violence between now and the December elections," the Pentagon chief told NBC's "Meet the Press." And after then, it will take a long time to drive out insurgents.

"Insurgencies tend to go on five, six, eight, 10, 12 years," Rumsfeld said on "Fox News Sunday."

I think it is again worth noting that Al Qaeda didn't have a foothold in Iraq until after the invasion. I also think it is again worth noting that we still have found Bin Laden.