Two Thousand Dead – and for What? (by Patrick J. Buchanan)

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October 26, 2005
Two Thousand Dead – and for What?

by Patrick J. Buchanan
These are not the halcyon days of George W. Bush.

With his approval rating below 40 percent, his reputation as a decisive leader ravaged by Katrina, his conservative base shattered by Harriet, and his closest aide facing indictment, the president is said to be shouting at and blaming subordinates for the lost opportunities of his second term.

None of the above problems is insoluble. For if or when the Miers nomination dies, and Bush sends up a Michael Luttig or Edith Jones, his base would rally and he could lead his coalition in a decisive battle over whose judicial philosophy should guide the Supreme Court.

The real crisis the president faces, and we all face, is Iraq. If the war ends in failure, no success will redeem the Bush presidency.

By the time this column appears, the remains of the 2,000th U.S. soldier to die in a war that has lasted longer than World War I for the United States will be on the way home. And it is difficult to visualize the end of this war or the victory so often predicted and promised.


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http://www.antiwar.com/pat/?articleid=7764

[BattyDem]

1. Good article, but I always get nervous ...

when I agree with Pat Buchanan. :crazy:

[Hell Hath No Fury]

4. Paleocon Pubs like Pat are...

the SANE ones these days!

Now THAT is indeed s-c-a-r-y! :scared:

[billr]

2. no, not halcyon

He probably has little influence anymore, but when Buchanan turns on a conservative, things are bad.

[SF Bay Area Dem]

3. Has the smear job started on Buchanan?

I wonder how these whacked out Neocons continuously tolerate this guy? This piece that he wrote is damning!

[Amonester]

5. One thing is certain (personal analysis so far):

For as long as "The Torture Disaster pResident" will "occupy" the WH, and no matter how low his "approval" ratings may sink to (another unforeseen/LIHOP/MIHOP disaster would only accelerate the pace of the drop even more, IMO), the tragic reality is: only more and more unecessary remains of ... U.S. soldiers ... will be on the way home...

Only from the day when "The Torture Disaster pResident" is going to be out of the WH on a permanent basis (forever) will the unecessary remains of ... U.S. soldiers ... on the way home stand a tiny chance to stop.

That is the sad reality, but a reality it nonetheless is. Buchanan or not Buchanan...

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6. Buchanan Is A Libertarian Isolationist

He's always been opposed to the neocon agenda of a global American empire. He figures we should spend our time, energy and money strengthening the United States domestically.

I don't pay much attention to the guy, but I like his anti-war stance.