Even though this seems to be a few days old, I have not seen it yet dairied here. Bill Arkin is reporting that bush's surge is already underway, even though not that many media organizations are making a big deal about it. For more, see below ...
First of all, I discovered this story when listining to NPR's "on the media" which can be listened to here
http://www.onthemedia.org/...
I think it is particularly useful to listen to the interview (it is good).
Secondly, here is part of the article:
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/...
The Surge Begins!! Shhh!
The first of 3,200 soldiers from the 2nd Brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division began arriving in Baghdad last week, an event that somehow the Washington Post and New York Times thought not worthy of reporting until this morning (and even then, no headline, no lead.)
I hardly ever comment on what the media writes, being a member of the mainstream media myself and too intent on actually figuring out what the government is up to than in taking the easy and narcissistic path of media "analysis" or bashing.
But when a friend sent me the military statement that the first troops had begun arriving, I found it curious that the only weekend mention I could find - and even here it was buried - was in the Los Angeles Times.
Of course the statement was issued on Friday and there was no parade to commemorate the fabulous "surge." But it was news, and its absence from the two top U.S. papers seemed strange.
Perhaps the lack of fanfare is part of the administration's strategy, I now think: the President can "announce" the arrival of new troops in his State of the Union (applause) or even better, as the administration fights with Congress over the future in Iraq, it can keep the surge low profile and talk of the long haul and the patience required - and the Iraqi responsibility -- in order to buy time.
A big announcement (applause), moreover, would merely raise expectations that the "All Americans" from Fort Bragg are actually going to save the day when in fact what they are is symbolism to show we gave it our best effort but - sorry folks - the Iraqis failed and now we need to go.
Don't think I'm right?
So it seems that regardless of what anyone says, as has been his wont, Bush is going to do what he wants and drive the country even further into the ground than it is. Like the proverbial boiling frog story, bush is continuing to slowly boil this country into destruction.
As I keep reminding people here, we need to remove this crud of leadership ASAP. We need to start a massive investigation leading to the impeachment and early removal of Bush and Cheney. Even one day early!!
Boy will I celebrate when bush is gone!!