A new poll shows that a whopping 70% of Americans now disapprove of Bush’s handling of Iraq. 61% say the war was not worth fighting. The latest numbers mark a notable deterioration since October. The fact that the Iraq Study Group called Iraq a problem that is “grave and deteriorating” surely didn’t help. Predictably, Iraq is acting like an anchor on Bush’s approval ratings, with only 36% of the public approving generally of his performance, while 62% disapprove.

I wish that all these people who are now waking up and disapproving of Bush’s incompetence had been paying more attention during the 2004 election. The seeds of the current morass were evident even back then–from Abu Ghraib to beheadings to a rising insurgency to the mounting death toll–all signs that Bush’s unilateral Iraq adventure was destined to be a monumental failure.

We Kerry backers hate to say we told you so, but we told you so.

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