From Gates, more of the same
Gates is from the same school as those who had us invade Iraq in the first place, so this kind of bullshit should come as no surprise.
As Gates said Monday, “we simply cannot afford to fail in the Middle East. Failure in Iraq at this juncture would be a calamity that would haunt our nation, impair our credibility, and endanger Americans for decades to come.”
How much more of a calamity will getting out of Iraq be than it already is? We have already failed. It’s not that there is now a possibility of a future failure or calamity; it already is a calamity. 650,000 dead Iraqis and 25,000 American casualties, including nearly 3,000 dead is a calamity, now we just need to end the ongoing calamity as soon as possible.
Yes we should help work for a political solution in Iraq, but we need to begin a phased withdrawal now.
posted by Scoop @ 8:44 AM
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I like how the tenor of comments from the White House has changed to how Bush will not commit more troops unless there is a "plan" or a "clearly defined objective," like it's not their fault that these things don't exist... like it's somebody elses fault. Bush as a sober thinker dealing with someone elses mess. I'm sure they think they can get Americans to forget who got us into this in the first place. And based on past lies, I bet to a large extent they can.
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