When A Deck Is More Than Just A Deck

Yes, life is good. Bongo Bob enjoys sitting on his newly constructed deck. But in between digging holes for piers, sawing wood and screwing down dozens of deck boards, I got to thinking that building a deck not only holds simple pleasures, but could also be a simple analogy to our situation in Iraq.

A BIG jump in logic and reality indeed, especially for a dog like me, but follow along.

The job took a lot longer than I had anticipated. It held many surpises for which I had not planned and for which I was ill-prepared. It cost more than I had budgeted and was much more difficult than I had thought it would be. MUCH more difficult.

I know, I know, you're looking at my happy face as I sit on my still unfinished deck and saying "Sure, but knowing what you now know, wouldn't you do it all over again?" Is this not "Mission Accomplished?"

A good question.

But wouldn't the better question be asked of President Bush...and the American people. "Knowing what you now know of WMD's, flawed strategies, cost and impact on our economy, torture, the loss of lives and MUCH, much more, would YOU do it all over again?"

And you thought this deck made me happy. Such deep thoughts for a happy dog.

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