For some time, Bush has said that his Iraq policy would be guided by the opinion of our generals on the ground. They have spoken out against sending more troops, yet he ignores them.
The Baker/Hamilton Iraq Study Group has also counseled against a troop increase, yet he ignores their advice as well.
Finally, American voters sent a clear signal in November that they want fewer, not more, troops in Iraq. Yet he ignores them too.
If Bush does propose sending more troops to Iraq, then this stubborn, incompetent man, incapable of admitting his mistakes, will be standing alone, his delusion having devolved into madness.
It would follow then that he is no longer capable of exercising the judgment needed to perform his duties, and it would then be time to remove him under Section Four of the 25th Amendment: Presidential Disability, Involuntary Withdrawal.
The time to send more troops was at the beginning of the invasion. Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld ignored the counsel of experienced generals then, as well, and proceeded with Rumsfeld’s plan to fight the war with limited troop numbers.
It’s plain by now that there is no winning this war for the U.S.
I think it takes monstrous hubris for this frivolous man who can’t admit a mistake to devalue the sage counsel of old warriors.
Vince,
Your mistake is being part of the reality-based community, that takes both positive and negative facts into account as part of the decision making process.
Bush is part of the faith-based community and believes that since his G-d wants this war, it is the right thing to do regardless of what anyone else says, which perfectly sums up what this entire conflict is all about. It’s nothing more than the age old “My G-d is better/smarter than your G-d” that we have seen for centuries, only now the stakes are much higher because potentially there are nuclear, biological and chemical weapons involved.
Wow, Joshua. You sound like a cook.
I think Bush wants to be convinced of something and when someone wants to be convinced, there is generally not much that can get in the way.
Josh,
Amen.
You know, I don’t think Bush really believes in God the way other people who choose to believe do.
George W. Bush exploited the mass appeal of end times religion in the U.S. to rally public support for his ‘war on terror’, as part of a larger politics of fear and paranoia.
The White House cynically joined forces with the millenarians in their drive for more domestic power, in a bid to rattle nuclear sabres at the “axis of evil”.
I believe this sort of latter-day dispensationalism wielded by the most heavily-armed nation on earth is more to be feared than Iran or North Korea.
Any movement by the Bush administration to utilise the military for purposes not mandated by the Constitution is to be regarded with deep suspicion.
Why don’t you tell us what you really think? Apparently, you’d say Senator John McCaine is also wrong and should not have been reelected to another term? General John Abizide testified last month to the Senate that he agreed with an increase in troops if they were used to help increase Iraqi military and their control of the sectarian violence.
Who elected the head of the texas law firm Baker & Botts to serve as our secretary of state? Baker? His firm has very well known ties to and representation of wealthy Muslims in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. His views don’t mean squat! He’s Neville Chamberline reincarnate; an appeaser with a conflict of interest.
It sounds to me like the commentor hates George Bush more than he wants to win the war in Iraq; a beach head in the war on Islamic Fascisim. General Abazide also testified in the same committe last month that he believe the Iraqis want to win the war and can win the war with our help without any reservation.
Agreeable, Georgy does have problems, but he isn’t the only one that makes up the office of the president. And he isn’t the only one that believes we can win this conflict. Taking pot shots a Georgy is easy shoot’n. Why don’t we spend more time aiming at the enemy instead of lobbing friendly fire at our own countrymen.
Iraq isn’t the apex of the war against Islamic Fascism and their employment of Fabian Strategy and terrorism. I think George sees the bigger picture and the problem is the poorly informed American Public doesn’t. They only see what the bought and paid for media wants them to believe; defeat.
Msg. Oct 3, 2006; RE: Wimpy Rambos/Salon.com
Check it out…
http://deadmessenger.wordpress.com/2006/10/28/msg-oct-3-2006-re-wimpy-rambossaloncom/
Sen. McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lieberman (I-CT) on Iraq Troop Surge (01/05/2007)
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How ironic that D.M. says that Baker’s views don’t mean squat because of “his very well known ties to…wealthy Muslims in Saudi Arabia…”
By your own ‘logic’, Bush’s views shouldn’t mean squat because of his family’s longtime ties to wealthy Muslims in Saudi Arabia. Its ruling family has a long-standing, more than cordial, relationship with the Bushes.
Saudi Arabia’s rulers are despots who rule in a medieval monarchy that isn’t a democracy or a democratic republic, doesn’t respect the rights of women, and still holds public executions by decapitation.
Where is Bush’s tender concern for freedom when he deals with his family’s old friends, these medieval monarchs?
It’s laughable that you should mention the “poorly informed American public”. One of the reasons the public here might be less informed than they could be is because the Pentagon controls the flow of information out of Iraq.
The ‘embedded reporters’ sham was a PR stroke of genius.
Aaron Brazell is disparaging cooks?
Don’t be surprised if your food tastes funny next time you dine out.
VW, by your logic, two wrongs don’t make you right. I said ‘George, has his problems.’ No one was more disgusted to see The President holding hands with the same Saudi Monarchs, you referred to, during their visit to his Crawford, Texas ranch.
My concern is that many Americans are not focused on the looming threat and real enemy; Islamic Fascists. They don’t realize how pervasive and deceitful the radical Muslim threat in this country is.
The media message isn’t tainted by the military withholding or propagating disinformation in my opinion. It’s plain and simple, the partisan owners of the media/information complex want us to believe we are losing, and no matter what the cost, the want to discredit Bush. Although, he is capable of doing that on his own. In my humble opinon we don’t need to help him achieve failure. He’s quite capable of it.
I’m not a Bush apologist and I’d don’t see the benefit of bashing our own President when it aids, abeits, and encourages the enemy to fight on. I highly recommend you listen to the briefing given by Liberman and McCain on C-SPAN.
Regards,
DM
Sen. McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lieberman (I-CT) on Iraq Troop Surge (01/05/2007)
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DM: With respect to the above I refer you to “Was Saddam’s Execution Rushed” Follow the discussion down the entire length of the column. You may find the exchange there of interest.
D.M., you have your point of view and I have mine.
But I wouldn’t take anything any Lieberman or McCain say at face value.