Bush tries to sell escalation
As of this writing, Dubya's presidential address is in progress. Surprisingly, Bush acknowledged previous efforts have been "failures". It sounds well packaged. But the McCain Doctrine is not a sensible course of action. It is merely a desperate gambit to avoid withdrawal. It's stay the course on steroids.
Bush said he is forming a new "bipartisan" working group to work on his strategy, and - surprise, surprise - mentioned Joe Lieberman (who is no longer a Democrat) by name. He mentioned no other politician. Who else is in this "bipartisan" group?
Bush also said he would also deploy a new carrier group to the Middle East to block any interference in Iraq from Iran.
More troops, more equipment, more money, more empty promises of peace and diplomacy, more conservative framing, more divisive rhetoric, more lives in jeopardy...more of the same, and more justification for more of the same.
Escalation is the wrong answer. Enough is enough!
POSTSCRIPT: Most of the potential frontrunners for the Democratic nomination, (even Hillary Clinton) have now clearly stated they can't support the President on escalation. Another item of interest - CNN ran a report profiling the National Priorities CostofWar project, emphasizing what we could have done with the money we've spent in Iraq if we had spent it here at home.
Bush said he is forming a new "bipartisan" working group to work on his strategy, and - surprise, surprise - mentioned Joe Lieberman (who is no longer a Democrat) by name. He mentioned no other politician. Who else is in this "bipartisan" group?
Bush also said he would also deploy a new carrier group to the Middle East to block any interference in Iraq from Iran.
More troops, more equipment, more money, more empty promises of peace and diplomacy, more conservative framing, more divisive rhetoric, more lives in jeopardy...more of the same, and more justification for more of the same.
Escalation is the wrong answer. Enough is enough!
POSTSCRIPT: Most of the potential frontrunners for the Democratic nomination, (even Hillary Clinton) have now clearly stated they can't support the President on escalation. Another item of interest - CNN ran a report profiling the National Priorities CostofWar project, emphasizing what we could have done with the money we've spent in Iraq if we had spent it here at home.
