Mr. Bush Alone
The New York Times editorial this morning - Mr. Bush Alone - thing is, I don’t think Bush gives a rats arse about being alone or what anybody says, he believes he’s right on Iraq and no persuasion in my opinion will ward him off this disastrous course. And why should it? He’s never been required, held accountable or accepted responsibility for his failures in his 61 years. We all have made mistakes in our lives…except George W. Bush and this country is paying a heavy price in blood and treasure for Mommy and Daddy’s little darling who could do no wrong.
The difference between mainstream hawks and mainstream doves on Iraq seems to have boiled down to two months, with House Democrats now demanding visible progress by July while moderate Republicans are willing to give White House policies until September, but no longer, to show results.
Then there is President Bush, who has yet to acknowledge the reality that Congressional Republicans and even administration officials like Defense Secretary Robert Gates now seem to tacitly accept. Three months into Mr. Bush’s troop escalation, there is no real security in Baghdad and no measurable progress toward reconciliation, while American public support for this folly has all but run out.
The really important question now facing Washington is the one Mr. Bush still refuses to address: how, while there is still some time left, to design an exit strategy that contains the chaos in Iraq and minimizes the damage to United States interests when American troops inevitably leave.
Posted on May 11th, 2007 by George Sand
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