Retired Lt. Gen. William Odom, who served as the Army's top intelligence officer and headed the NSA during Regan's administration, said President Bush should sign legislation starting the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq on Oct. 1st.
The general accused Bush of squandering U.S. lives and helping Iran and al Qaeda when he invaded Iraq.
"The challenge we face today is not how to win in Iraq; it is how to recover from a strategic mistake: invading Iraq in the first place," he said.
"The president has let [the Iraq war] proceed on automatic pilot, making no corrections in the face of accumulating evidence that his strategy is failing and cannot be rescued. He lets the United States fly further and further into trouble, squandering its influence, money and blood, facilitating the gains of our enemies."
Odom said he doesn't favor congressional involvement in the execution of foreign and military policy but argued that Bush had been derelict in his responsibilities.
Retired general*urges Bush to sign Iraq withdrawal bill - CNN.com
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