The Surge
Jane Smiley in The Huffington Post
The "surge" is about saving face rather than achieving an objective, and, let me say it right here, it's a guy thing. It's like "going down fighting", except that those who are going to be going down aren't going to be those who want to save face.
People always comment on how stubborn George W. Bush is, or how stupid he is, or how ignorant he is, but what they don't comment on is how selfish he is.
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Two days ago I heard that the escalation would require 20,000 new troops. Last night the number was 30,000. Now, I see that CNN is quoting the number at 40,000.
My comment: IMPEACH NOW!
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4 comments:
hey, kvatch--
welcome.
'We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately, right?'
I think that Bush already knows that Iraq is lost, and that the purpose of his escalation is to delay the end until after he is out of office, at the expense of our young peoples' lives.
well, then, let's help him out in that dep't.
let's shorten his days in office-----
Amen
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