Keith's Special Comment tonight

[graywarrior]

President Bush flirted with the idea that U.S. troop strength in Iraq could be reduced during a whirlwind visit to Anbar Province on his way to an Asia-Pacific summit at which the debate over the war seemed sure to follow him. Bush arrived here on a rainy Tuesday night after an unscheduled detour to the dusty war zone and the province that was once rife with insurgents. He arrived ahead of a summit of 21 Asia-Pacific countries. The president told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday night that his strategy sessions with U.S. and Iraqi leaders and chats about morale with soldiers and Marines at an air base in western Iraq left him hopeful that positive change is starting in the 4-year-old conflict. Despite military successes, political progress - especially at the national level - is lagging and Democrats and some prominent Republicans want troops called home. Crocker and Petraeus are to testify before Congress next week. Their assessment of the conflict, along with a progress report the White House must give lawmakers by Sept. 15, will determine the future course of the war. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20585305/

In Book, Bush Peeks Ahead to His Legacy. For now, though, Mr. Bush told the author, Robert Draper, in a later session, "I'm playing for October-November." That is when he hopes the Iraq troop increase will finally show enough results to help him achieve the central goal of his remaining time in office: "To get us in a position where the presidential candidates will be comfortable about sustaining a presence," and, he said later, "stay longer." But fully aware of his standing in opinion polls, Mr. Bush said his top commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, would perhaps do a better job selling progress to the American people than he could. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/washington/02book.html?ref=books

Keith's Special Comment on the President's surprise visit to Iraq and his intent... "playing for October-November".

[mod mom]

1. where the presidential candidates will be comfortable about sustaining a presence," & "stay longer"

* game plan revealed: stay longer = greater profit for his cronies!

Glad to hear KO will do some ass whipping on this despicable plan.

[lonestarnot]

2. K.O. my hero!

:loveya: Keith!

[Duppers]

3. Ck out Nicole Belle's comments on the book at C&L

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/03/geroge-w-bush-looks-to-the-future/

Gotta love her commentary.

"The presidency of the United States as a used car dealership.... Given such a violation of policy resulted in untold deaths of American troops and Iraqi civilians and well as make it so much more difficult for his plans to democratize Iraq, is it too much to expect him to remember what happened?"

The book is called "Dead Certain" about a dead wrong, dead stupid president.

Slate has more: http://www.slate.com/id/2173193/entry/0/



I'm looking forward to Keith's special comments tonight.

[graywarrior]

4. Kick