[Rhodes22-list] Political: "Winning" the war in Iraq

[DCLewis1 at aol.com]

Robert,
 
Regarding The Surge, actually, I think The Surge is on schedule and  
achieving it’s objectives regardless of what the Iraqi parliament does.
 
Remember, The Surge was dreamed up by the White House, so it needs to be  
judged in a political context.  What The Surge does is stall any US  decision 
regarding Iraq.  We all understand that any decision re The Surge  should be held 
off until Sept, and then we’ll debate the results for maybe 3  months, to be 
followed by modifications and improvements that will take at least  6 months 
to implement and another 3 months to assess and debate,  and  then there will 
be an election, and then - surprise, surprise - it will not be  Mr Bush’s “
watch” any more.  At that point it’s up to the next guy to  figure out what to 
do about Iraq.  If Iraq ends badly, well Mr Bush warned  us, he certainly wouldn
’t have handled things that way, and it’s the next  Presidents fault.  If 
Iraq ends well, all praise to Mr Bush for staying the  course through those 
difficult times.
 
You don’t think this has occurred to the White House?
 
So The Stall is working, it’s on schedule, and it’s achieving its purpose;  
it’s going to get Mr Bush et al off the hook. All they need is one more  minor 
iteration of The Surge and they're home free.  I figure if they  can make it 
until about next Sept they're free; that's 12 1/2 months, where  easily 3 to 4 
months are tied up with the current Surge.  I think they can  do it.
 
In the meantime, all those soldiers getting blown up each day can take  
solace in the knowledge that their sacrifice is good for the Republican National  
Committee and Mr Bush et al's legacy - don’t deal with the problem,  stall.
 
If this sounds cynical,  just watch it evolve.  
 
Dave



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