Finally stating the obvious

The WaPo publishes a story this morning that, finally, states what should be obvious to all but apparently is not for some:

With a potentially historic U.S. midterm election on Tuesday and the war in Iraq a major issue at the polls, many soldiers said the United States should not abandon its effort here. Such a move, enlisted soldiers and officers said, would set Iraq on a path to civil war, give new life to the insurgency and create the possibility of a failed state after nearly four years of fighting to implant democracy.

I've been saying it for months. Nice to see the Post put it in print.