Complete this: "The REAL reason Bush won't pull troops out of Iraq is...

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[Kelly Rupert]

1. ego.

[muntrv]

2. ...he needs to keep his Bechtel stock up.

[moc]

3. He can never admit a mistake.

The key is that he sees it as being all about *him*, the narcissistic bastard. :mad:

[patricia92243]

10. Yep!!

[Fridays Child]

4. ...greed.

[Bobbie Jo]

5. The war is the only thing.....

That prevents (or deters) his impeachment. In his mind, the American people wouldn't dare impeach a president during wartime.

...and then of course there's the oil.

[baldguy]

6. He wants to do "better" than his father.

Kill more people, invade more countries, commit more crimes...

[Cha]

7. O-I-L

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13. That's what I was thinking.

[mtnester]

8. Cheney

$$

[leftofthedial]

9. because most of the violence would stop immediately

exposing his "war" for the fraud it is.

[QuestionAll...]

11. ...he's never been in power.

someone is behind the scenes.

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15. Who?

[QuestionAll...]

18. the chimp.

he was trained as a monkey from the get go, imo.
He's a fine focus to despise, and doing really well at That...
but if anyone thinks that knuckle dragger is really in charge, I have a great investment opportunity for you, from Nigeria...

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21. I meant, who is behind the scenes who is really in power?

[QuestionAll...]

23. process of elimination - Not Gorge.

and as I don't travel much in that secret circle world, I cannot name Them, but they're there.

[Mist]

12. To keep those no-bid contracts going. nt

[Lone_Star_Dem]

14. The unrest in the ME is good for business

Bush's economic plans are dependent on weapons productions. It would appear that arms are one of the few exports we still have that's actually selling.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2858227

Face it, the housing bubble has ran it course. Core inflation is on the rise, manufacturing is at 3.5 year low and the dollar is quivering painfully in foreign markets. This is the last ace they have to attempt to prop up the economy. It would be an assured win for a Democratic president in 2008 if the economy crashes before then, and they damn well know that.

They'll shed all the blood they have to to try and cover up the mess they've created.

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16. If the economy crashes before 2008, won't they try to blame it on the Democratic congress?

[Lone_Star_Dem]

25. Sure, just like they would have if it had before then.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

But most are already aware that the housing bubble is bursting and the dollar is dropping, core inflation is right at 2.9 and we've closed down and off-shored the majority of our manufacturing. All this while our leaders have squandered our tax dollars and ran up a record national debt with no hopes or ideas of how to pay it back. Whatever plan they had for the economy has failed them. I don't think weapons production will be nearly enough correct things either. But, I don't doubt that's how some of them are validating the reasons to shrub for hanging in there in Iraq.

[Catchawave]

17. ...War Profiteering would tank ?

"heh, heh, it's the economy you know, heh, heh"

[The Straight Story]

19. Ego, pure and simple

He cannot admit his course and idea was wrong. There are many reasons to be sure, but that is the biggest imho. He is selfish.

[Imalittleteapot]

20. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[peace13]

22. He loves the power of killing and destroying

that is the sad and sorry truth. Peace on earth, kim

[Target_For_Exterm]

24. He's been compromised.

I don't know if he's been bought off by corporations, the Saudis, or who, but it's pretty clear that he's bought and paid for.

[rzemanfl]

26. Insanity. He thinks God told him to smite Iraq and if what he did

was wrong, then either God lied to him or he (*) is nuts, his fucked-up head can't handle it.