Iraq worse than anticipated

An editorial from the New York Times:

"In anger and embarrassment, Congressional Republicans are scrambling to repair a budget shortfall in veterans' medical care now that the Bush administration has admitted it vastly underestimated the number of returning Iraq and Afghanistan personnel needing treatment. The $1 billion-plus gaffe is considerable, with the original budget estimate of 23,553 returned veterans needing care this year now ballooning to 103,000."

The figure of 103,000 is new to me: to restate the position, more than 100,000 American soldiers are expected to return from Iraq and Afghanistan to the US this year needing medical care. It is little wonder that US support for the war is waning.