Shifting the Blame
On January 5 th. the White House announced a shakeup of the military commanders responsible for fighting the war in Iraq. The commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East, General John Abizaid, will retire and the commander of our troops in Iraq, General George Casey, is being considered for the position of Army chief of staff. Those announcements came as Bush announce his new strategy of sending an additional 22,000 troops into Iraq.
The U.N. recently reported that last year more than 34,000 Iraqis were killed by sectarian violence. General George Casey may end up being blamed for the chaos that descended upon Iraq in 2006. Bush is bringing General Casey home from Iraq , because he publicly told the Senate, that a surge in the number of troops in Iraq might actually be counterproductive.
No matter how badly this war goes, Bush continues to tell us that we’re on a path to victory. The milestone of 3,000 Americans having been killed in Iraq, has required Bush to view most of its problems in terms of public relations.
Strategist believe that the most recent slide in support for the war is because Republicans have lost confidence in the Bush’s commitment to their cause. Some strategist anticipate that the “surge” in troop strength will serve to again rally his base around him. Bush recognizes that his whole legacy is riding on this plan and it has got to work, because failure is an unacceptable option.
A few in Congress are saying they would not fund a troop increase no matter what Bush decides to call it. The Bush regime has made the calculation that Democrats are not going to pull the plug on funding the troops. Bush’s plan involves subtly shifting the blame for the fiasco in Iraq, onto Democrats.
Bush claims the redeployment of our troops from Iraq would empower Iran and embolden al Qaeda. The very act of taking out Saddam Hussein empowered Iran and emboldened al Qaeda far beyond our ability to add or subtract from the damage already done.
The U.N. recently reported that last year more than 34,000 Iraqis were killed by sectarian violence. General George Casey may end up being blamed for the chaos that descended upon Iraq in 2006. Bush is bringing General Casey home from Iraq , because he publicly told the Senate, that a surge in the number of troops in Iraq might actually be counterproductive.
No matter how badly this war goes, Bush continues to tell us that we’re on a path to victory. The milestone of 3,000 Americans having been killed in Iraq, has required Bush to view most of its problems in terms of public relations.
Strategist believe that the most recent slide in support for the war is because Republicans have lost confidence in the Bush’s commitment to their cause. Some strategist anticipate that the “surge” in troop strength will serve to again rally his base around him. Bush recognizes that his whole legacy is riding on this plan and it has got to work, because failure is an unacceptable option.
A few in Congress are saying they would not fund a troop increase no matter what Bush decides to call it. The Bush regime has made the calculation that Democrats are not going to pull the plug on funding the troops. Bush’s plan involves subtly shifting the blame for the fiasco in Iraq, onto Democrats.
Bush claims the redeployment of our troops from Iraq would empower Iran and embolden al Qaeda. The very act of taking out Saddam Hussein empowered Iran and emboldened al Qaeda far beyond our ability to add or subtract from the damage already done.
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