Bush says "trust me." But is there any reason why we should? Any?

Josh Marshall nails it. Nothing, absolutely nothing Bush has done or said about Iraq has proven to be right. Nothing:

The president's 'surge' plan is at best supported by a minority of generals, military affairs experts, foreign policy hands, etc. In fact, that's generous. And it is overwhelmingly opposed by the American people.

Now, 'experts' aren't always right. And popular ideas aren't always good ideas.

But going back now some four years, who can point to even a single Bush administration decision in Iraq, either strategic or tactical, that didn't turn out to be either a bad idea or a complete disaster? Anything? One good call?

When the president goes before the people on Wednesday, he is basically saying, trust me.

The trust of the American people has been eviscerated by George Bush. Many American families have been destroyed because of this "trust." Iraq has been destroyed because of this "trust."

To answer Josh's question, there hasn't been one strategic or tactical decision that hasn't been a bad idea or complete disaster. Not one. There's absolutely no reason to trust the President. There are, however, many reasons why this latest gambit by George Bush should be stopped.

I feel like we are watching George Bush destroy every last shred of American credibility. He's on a binge and hasn't hit bottom yet. The problem is that he's going to bring the whole nation down with him. If Bush isn't reined in, historians will mark his presidency as a turning point in American supremacy. A negative turning point.