Same old song / Bush's Iraq speech gave no reason for hope

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05181/530560.stm

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Recent polls indicate that most American people continue to have faith in Mr. Bush's approach to terrorism. Yet support of his Iraq war policy has now dropped well below 50 percent, which could explain his new attempt to somehow link the two.

The situation in Iraq at this point promises virtually no hope. Even Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, on occasion radiantly optimistic on such subjects, said Sunday the Iraqi insurgency could go on for another 12 years.

The Sunnis and Shiites both have now mounted substantial militias and are increasingly targeting each other, approaching a situation tantamount to civil war. On Tuesday Sunni insurgents killed Dhari Ali al-Fayadh, a Shiite and the oldest member of parliament. The Kurds in the north continue to go their own way, making prospects for preserving the territorial integrity of Iraq increasingly weak.

Mr. Bush had an opportunity Tuesday to adjust his administration's course on Iraq, adapting policy to changing circumstances. He didn't take it, and chose instead to try again to sell the disproved Sept. 11-Saddam Hussein line as justification of the disastrous war he has foisted upon America.

[Skittles]

1. why preface with most people coninue to have faith in bush's approach?

from what I have been reading that is simply not the case at ALL

[opihimoimoi]

2. Bush overplayed the 9/11 Card and finds out its strength is waning...

He even tried the Tear Card... nope, that bombed....

Then he went for Applause Card....nope, its revealed/reported to be FAKE APPLAUSE....How shameful/embarrassing.....

The he uses the "Its Better to fight them there than HERE" Card...but that means Ameericans Abroad face increased RISK....even as Tourists..

American Tourism abroad drops while domestiucally, it rises... Oh well. Bush was never known to be an expert in Thinking Consequentially....If fact, he is known to not think at all...with a degree of accruacy that is... Like, what can he talk about anyway??

[Skittles]

3. come, opi

lets go to the beach and watch people pulling their heads out of the sand one by one; lord, it's about FREAKING TIME

[opihimoimoi]

4. Those New Coffee Beans are working..and the Visine...they doubled

its strength.... People are beginning to SEEEEEEE

[Skittles]

5. too bad more of them did not see before November

so bush inc would not have had a realistic opportunity to steal the election

[opihimoimoi]

6. But for the Lack of a few good votes...America Suffers.....