It was weaved into the presidents speech last night and we all knew it was on the horizon. The troop surge is only the beginning of this delusion of granduer that consumes the mind of this president and his close confidants. It was obvious in these lines of last nights speech that Iran and Syria are next in this Orwellian battle:
Succeeding in Iraq also requires defending its territorial integrity and stabilizing the region in the face of extremist challenges. This begins with addressing Iran and Syria. These two regimes are allowing terrorists and insurgents to use their territory to move in and out of Iraq. Iran is providing material support for attacks on American troops. We will disrupt the attacks on our forces. We'll interrupt the flow of support from Iran and Syria. And we will seek out and destroy the networks providing advanced weaponry and training to our enemies in Iraq.
The madness must end now!
I am writing this diary to say that this escalation in Iraq, and soon to be beyond those borders, must mean escalation at home. For too long apathy has consumed the masses while gross lies went unchecked, and the pockets of contractors profiting on death grew larger by the hour. Sure we spoke at the polls this past Novemeber (finally) but we must carry this futher. We must demand this new congress truly hold this administration accountable. It is about truth and in this case that means impeachment. The pressure must be placed on all of our elected representatives by e-mail, phone and by literally taking to the streets. This has to move to a scale not yet seen since this disgraceful era began. This not about vengance or partisanship, this is about preserveing the basic ideals and common values that I thought we all believed in as Americans. This is the most patriotic thing we can do. "BushCo" is beyond an embarrassment, they have become a threat to our way of life. So again I say escalation in Iraq means escalation at home!