In early December, White House sources implied that President Bush would deliver a speech on a "new way forward" in Iraq before Christmas, but he decided to delay it until the New Year. When explaining why he chose to wait, he said, "I'm not going to be rushed into making a difficult decision." "I’m the Decider", and I decide when I will announce my strategy...don’t rush me. Immediately, stories hinting that he will stay with the status quo; possibly even send in more troops, or "double down", began to circulate. Let’s gamble with the lives of soldiers, sounds like an idea.....Bush would have.
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Mr. President, if you already have an idea of what your "new" strategy will be, why would you "torture" the tired, homesick troops and their families by making them wait until after the holidays to find out what you have in store for them? Why postpone the inevitable? I will attempt to answer for our "war-time President", or Dictator in Chief, as I like to call him. It all comes down to political pandering. Act like you care about the troops during the holidays; throw them and their families a bone (or serve up a plastic turkey); make them think that the recent election results have shown you the light. Smoke and mirrors and sleight of hand all designed to create the illusion of an empathetic Commander in Chief. I’m not afraid to call him what he is, a liar.
If we indeed were living in a democracy (you know...that ideology he wants to spread around the Middle East), the President would order the beginning of redeployment of troops in Iraq, and allow the Iraqi citizens to form their own government without the U.S. holding the puppet strings. Let’s cut those strings and walk away briskly. Not surprisingly, Bush continues to live in a state of denial, ignoring the ultimate message sent by voters recently. The midterm election was a referendum on Iraq, and obviously Americans want this illegal war to end. Maybe we, the people, who voted, should dip our fingers in purple ink, maybe then he’ll finally look at this election "as a chance to re-engage and learn from our mistakes" (a quote from Bush on the Iraqi elections).
Ultimately, Bush not only wants to send in more troops, but he also wants to "increase the size of the U.S. military so it can fight a long-term war against terrorism". It sounds to me like they plan on reinstating the draft. In fact, The Selective Service plans to test its operational system in case the United States again opts to draft young American men into military service
Bush said his decision to increase the size of the armed forces was in response not just to the war in Iraq, but to the broader struggle against Islamic extremists around the globe. "It is an accurate reflection that this ideological war we're in is going to last for a while and that we're going to need a military that's capable of being able to sustain our efforts and to help us achieve peace," he said.
Bush is playing with the lives of the brave men and women in Iraq as if they were nothing more than toy soldiers. My son played with them when he was young, as many children do. He would stage small battles in the backyard, his army sustaining many casualties in the process. Some lost limbs on the battlefield, while others went MIA, usually turning up later, buried in the dirt when tossed aside carelessly, much as our Commander in Chief has done to nearly 3000 souls.
Children have short attention spans, as does our Commander in Chief. His original reason for invading Iraq in the first place, weapons of mass destruction, which were never found, was soon replaced with yet another reason, then another, until we don't even know why we are there. "Mission Accomplished" was soon replaced with "Iraq's the central front of the war on terror". Bush and his puppet masters orchestrated events, speeches, sound bites, slogans and talking points, even the toppling of statues, to wage their war on innocent Iraqi citizens and the U.S. Constitution. They infiltrated the hearts and minds of trusting Americans, to ensure that patriotism spread, thus guaranteeing them loyal followers. Now, finally, the smoke is clearing, and the public is beginning to see the truthiness through the haze.
Supposedly, Bush has been listening (rarely asking questions) to all sorts of people recently, to get ideas. Bush said "Some of the ideas I heard would bring about defeat in Iraq". "I reject those" Chimpie added with a smirk and a "he he he" (actual quote). "Our troops deserve the solid commitment of the commander in chief and our political leaders and the American people," Bush said. "You have my unshakable commitment in this important fight to help secure the peace for the long term." I ask you...what is the definition of victory in Iraq? What does he mean by secure the peace for the long term? Iraq was a sovereign nation when we began the bombing. From "shock and awe" to "secure the peace"; talk about flip-flopping.
Bush's rhetoric is so baffling, that I believe he has ceased even attempting to sound logical. He's nothing but a blithering idiot, spouting bullshit just because he can. Does anyone even believe his lies anymore? As apparent by the recent Democrat insurgency in congress, the ship of fools (aka the few Bush supporters left) has sailed. Even Rumsfeld has jumped ship. I look forward to reading his memoirs one of these days...truthiness will set you free, Rummy. I wish someone would grow a pair, and tell the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about the impeachable crimes Bush and his administration have committed. We can’t rely solely upon Cindy Sheehan to stand up to them, possibly blocking their motorcade of deception and death all alone.
Mr. Cheney, Mr. Bush, it is time to acknowledge the fact that the year 2007, the beginning of accountability, is just around the corner. So, enjoy your holiday in Crawford, surrounded by family, warm and secure; take cover from the storm while thousands of Americans serve at your mercy in Iraq. Our soldiers are being killed at a rate of 3 or more per day. Will the total reach 3000 today? Do you even care? Stop playing with people's lives...maybe take up a safer hobby. Barbara, tell your little boy to trade in the plastic green army men for some Matchbox cars, they're fun to play with, and unlike real cars, they don't require fuel, so maybe he can work on breaking our addiction to foreign oil, which is, in fact, the central reason for unilateral American hegemony in the Middle East. Dick Cheney recently visited Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah who told the Bush administration that it might provide financial backing to Iraqi Sunnis in a war against Iraqi Shiites, if the US withdraws from Iraq. Still, more political maneuvering, and yet another reason for us to be in Iraq, to protect the Saudi oil oligarchy.
Incontrovertibly, Bush is considering expanding the military simply because he plans on invading or nuking Iran next.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Central Command is aggressively planning a naval buildup in the Persian Gulf, including the addition of a second aircraft carrier, in response to a series of aggressive actions by Iran, U.S. military officials told NBC News on Tuesday. The attempt at "gunboat diplomacy" is in its final planning stages. Although it has not been approved yet, it appears likely the increase in U.S. warships into the Gulf could come as early as January, the officials said. More
Sounds more like Swiftboating diplomacy, to me.
"All of us told the president, 'Your Army is in disastrous shape, its equipment is broken, it's not prepared to fight another enemy," retired General McCaffrey recently said.
The late Gerald Ford said: "Rumsfeld and Cheney and the president made a big mistake in justifying going into the war in Iraq."
One final question on this New Year’s Eve, when will we try Bush and his administration for crimes against humanity? Three final words: Get a rope!