380 tons of powerful conventional explosives --MISSING.

When Scott McClellan, the president's press secretary was asked about this, he said that not only did we only find out about the theft in the last few weeks, but "that the sites now are really -- my understanding, they're the responsibility of the Iraqi forces." I guess the buck doesn't stop at the president.

The problem is, according the NYT article, the US was informed by the IAEA about the explosive caches prior to the invasion.

The International Atomic Energy Agency publicly warned about the danger of these explosives before the war, and after the invasion it specifically told United States officials about the need to keep the explosives secured, European diplomats said in interviews last week. Administration officials say they cannot explain why the explosives were not safeguarded, beyond the fact that the occupation force was overwhelmed by the amount of munitions they found throughout the country.

I can hardly believe what I read in today's McClellan briefing. When asked about Senator Kerry's remarks calling this one of the greatest blunders in the Iraq mission and this presidency, here's how McClellan responded:

Well, Senator Kerry has a strategy of protest and retreat for Iraq. It is essential that we succeed in Iraq, because Iraq is critical to winning the war on terrorism. The President will talk in his remarks today about how the terrorists understand how high the stakes are in Iraq. They are doing everything they can to try to disrupt the progress we are making toward free elections in Iraq. And this is a critical difference in how the two candidates view the war on terrorism. Senator Kerry has a strategy for retreat and defeat in Iraq. The President has a strategy for success in Iraq.

A couple of things. Let's get one thing straight. Is Kerry's strategy "protest and retreat" or "retreat and defeat"? We need to settle that once and for all. If the president has a "strategy for success in Iraq" it's about time we see it, huh?

Say it with me:

Wrong War. Wrong Place. Wrong Time.

Once more for emphasis:

Wrong War. Wrong Place. Wrong Time.

Remember what Bush said in the first debate:

I know how these people think. I deal with them all the time. I sit down with the world leaders frequently and talk to them on the phone frequently. They're not going to follow somebody who says this is the wrong war at the wrong place at the wrong time.

Yes, they are. They are not going to follow someone who ignores and distorts reality and fails to admit a mistake.