QUAGMIRE

Since the Vietnam era, "quagmire" has become part of the liberal media's lexicon.

From FOX:

"Quagmire" as a military metaphor began with the book "The Making of a Quagmire" — New York Times reporter David Halberstam's highly critical account of President Kennedy's early Vietnam policy.

"Once Halberstam had written that book, the label stuck because the book was such a powerful analysis. If that label is applied to Iraq or Afghanistan, it strengthens the Vietnam analogy and makes people believe the campaign is futile and fruitless," said retired U.S. Army Gen. Wesley Clark, a FOX News military analyst.

Ironically, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., was among the first politicians to compare his brother's Vietnam quagmire to Iraq. But his office acknowledged Monday that he is one of three senators on the Senate Armed Services Committee who has not yet visited the country.

The record suggests that reporters often don't recognize a quagmire when they see it.

..."Some people are comparing Iraq to Vietnam and talking about a quagmire. Polls show that support for your policy is declining and that fewer than half of Americans now support it. What does that say to you, and how do you answer the Vietnam comparison?" asked Associated Press writer Terrence Hunt.

"I think the analogy is false," Bush replied.

As military operations continue in Iraq, the White House and Pentagon see only one persistent quagmire — the media's constant misuse of the term.

It's really very simple.

The liberal media and some Dems cling to the "quagmire" label because they WANT Iraq to be Vietnam.

They hate Bush and his administration so much that they're willing to go as far as sacrificing the national interest in order to embarrass the Republicans.

Isn't it sad that some put politics and power ahead of country?