2 posts tagged “iraq”
George Santayana said it best: "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Case in point: George W. Bush, a "man" who is determined to emulate the "success" of a war from which he evaded any possibility of taking part in.
Bush ready to send more troops to Iraq
President George W Bush is poised to increase troop numbers in Iraq as part of a dramatic new strategy designed to regain control of Baghdad and suffocate the Sunni insurgency.
Sending more soldiers and marines to Iraq would infuriate Democrats and be a slap in the face to James Baker, the former US secretary of state who co-authored the independent Iraq Study Group report, which recommended a draw down of all combat forces by early 2008.
But an advisor involved in White House discussions said of Mr Bush: "This is the direction he's moving in. He understands we have to win and to do that requires more troops."
Mr Bush is debating with his aides and outside advisors how many extra troops there should be and for what period. His options range from a temporary "surge" of 20,000 troops to a "big push" involving more than 50,000.
A version of the "big push" plan – also known as the "double-down gamble" option – is supported by Senator John McCain, who is fast becoming the Republican establishment's choice for the 2008 presidential nomination.
So the idiot king and his syncophants now thinks that he is playing a high-stakes game of blackjack. "Another 20,000? Sure, I'll double down!"
And who do we have to thank for planting this brainstorm into the regretfully empty head of Dubya?
And the past comes full circle. Welcome to the future.
