NO 'GRACEFUL' EXIT STRATEGY FOR BUSH
By all accounts, Iraq is now gripped in a civil war. Both Sunnis and Shiites have been killing each other since we invaded Iraq on a hunt for non-existent WMDs. But when we toppled Saddam's government and installed a powerless new version, we essentially started a chain of events that no amount of 'good news' rhetoric or purple-fingered elections could easily dispel.
And now Bush has to face the consequences of his own stubbornness. By foot-dragging his way through Iraq and then blaming Al-Qaeda for all the ills this war has created thus far, our President now finds himself (still) without an exit strategy.
I for one do not believe that our troops were meant to get sucked into a civil war--one which is going to cost us more lives than 9-11 ever did.
However, simply ignoring reality and pretending that we can somehow 'salvage' this mess and bring our troops home to victory, is not very Presidential. But the longer Bush waits, the much harder it will be for us to get out of Iraq.
Schuyler Thorpe
xxxth Street xx #X001
Everett, WA 98204
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And now Bush has to face the consequences of his own stubbornness. By foot-dragging his way through Iraq and then blaming Al-Qaeda for all the ills this war has created thus far, our President now finds himself (still) without an exit strategy.
I for one do not believe that our troops were meant to get sucked into a civil war--one which is going to cost us more lives than 9-11 ever did.
However, simply ignoring reality and pretending that we can somehow 'salvage' this mess and bring our troops home to victory, is not very Presidential. But the longer Bush waits, the much harder it will be for us to get out of Iraq.
Schuyler Thorpe
xxxth Street xx #X001
Everett, WA 98204
(XXX)-XXX-XXXX
posted by Schuyler Thorpe | 3:08 PM
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