Larisa Alexandrovna: Bush Is Waiting For An Iraq Solution That Will Never Come

[Hissyspit]

http://www.alternet.org/waroniraq/45707/

Bush Is Waiting for An Iraq Solution That Will Never Come
By Larisa Alexandrovna, AlterNet
Posted on December 22, 2006, Printed on December 22, 2006

I am not sure who it is that The Decider is waiting for, be it Godot or a shaman. What is becoming increasingly clear, however, is that the US is in a holding pattern with regard to Iraq, stuck on stall while our soldiers and more Iraqis die. Yes, this administration is waiting for something, but what? I don’t think we will ever really know, but more and more people will die while this President stalls in his holiday-adorned mansion, having never seen combat and having suffered no personal loss in this war. Disregard for the urgency of time comes easily to those who are gambling with other peoples’ lives and other peoples’ money.

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I don’t buy for a moment that this President is weighing all options and listening to all of the experts. Nearly four full years into this inferno we call Iraq, there has yet to be a well reasoned, thoughtful assessment of the situation or an adjustment to address conditions on the ground.

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The President’s latest tactic now being floated is to deploy 30,000 troops to Iraq, which will no doubt serve to add more dead bodies to the death toll but little else.

How many dead bodies will it take before Congress says that stalling for Godot is not feasible (always knowing of course, that it has never been ethical)? Or perhaps a better question to ask is to whom is this administration beholden and for whom has this entire travesty of foreign policy been devised? I believe that the intended winner was always meant to be the Saudi regime, not the US, nor the Iraqi people. Ironically, the true victor has turned out to be Iran, something that no doubt disturbs the house of Saud greatly.

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While this is mainly my own belief, of course, if we assume that the Saudi regime is calling the shots, then it becomes clear that the US will not be able to leave Iraq until it attacks Iran. Not if the Saudi clan has anything to say about it. Perhaps this is why our beloved Vice President recently ran to the feet of the Crown Prince as soon as he was summoned -- that is, to assure the royal regime that the US will not abandon the House of Saud’s plans? Maybe, just maybe, this is what the US stalls for? Maybe, but if this is the case, then America has long since ceased being anything other than an oil junkie, holding on for dear life to the robes of its dealer.

[rodeodance]

1. there is that 'unity' Iraqi gov conference ---that I think Bushco has pushed

for. it may even lead to a cease fire as Sadir is attending.

who knows??

[izzie]

2. I would guess he is waiting for the shopping days for Xmas to be over.

And to keep the stock market even.

[susu369]

3. Larisa has hit dead center

excellent article. Thanks for posting.

[H2O Man]

4. Nominated.

Watching the most recent Bush press conference, it was obvious that the president is not representing the American people, nor showing any respect for the Congress. He is not listening to the military or to the Baker group. That seems to narrow down the possible powers that he is fronting for, with his Middle East policy. I think that the Saudis are calling a lot of the shots; the fact that they can get VP Cheney to scurry over for instructions in late November stands out. I think that Saudi Arabia is one of the powers, though not the only one.

[acmejack]

5. Larissa just keeps getting better.

Awesome...

[Hubert Flottz]

6. Boy who go to bed with Bush Problem on mind...

Wake up with solution in hand!

Dream on PNAC!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

7. Larissa hits it out of the park. Succinct, complete and hard hitting. K & R.

:kick: MKJ

[Hissyspit]

8. .

[Morgana LaFey]

9. It's times like this, Larissa, I worry that he's waiting for yet ANOTHER

"Pearl Harbor," to be used to make the world safe for American global domination (with its unique form of fascism).

[truth2power]

10. Well, this is the crux of it...

" Nearly four full years into this inferno we call Iraq, there has yet to be a well reasoned, thoughtful assessment of the situation or an adjustment to address conditions on the ground.

Well reasoned? Thoughtful? Puleeze! Someone show me any of Dear Leader's utterances (not being read from a script) from the past 6 years that displays evidence of higher-order thinking skills.

There you have it. Bush is a cipher. Nothing more. He's waiting for the puppeteers to tell him what to do.

[RestoreGore]

11. Bush Has A Caesar Complex n/t

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

12. What a scoop!

Do you get paid for this?