Iraq Mess
Two unsurprising facts:
1) Iraq is a mess because we had no plan to recontruct and did a shockingly bad job is assessing what we would find. Dick Lugar says, "The lack of planning is apparent." Our reconstruction efforts are "beyond pitiful...now in the zone of dangerous" says another Republican, Chuck Hagel.
2) Bush is still out there every day saying that "We are making progress" and that everything is getting better. Of course, we are...we take one step forward and then two steps backward. (In fairness to Bush since he does not read newspapers or watch the news on television maybe he doesn't know.) Wait a minute, this was an Intelligence Estimate prepared for him. Crap. Well then, he is just clearly not telling the truth.
The White House response is so typical...Scott McClellan says today:
"You know, every step of the way in Iraq there have been pessimists and hand-wringers who said it can't be done," McClellan said at a news briefing. "And every step of the way, the Iraqi leadership and the Iraqi people have proven them wrong because they are determined to have a free and peaceful future."
I know, if we just keep going and ignore the pessimists, we will triumph. What they are ignoring is REALITY! Every day there are kidnappings, bombings, beheadings and a security situation which is just degnerating. The so-called safe "green zone" is now a battleground like everywhere else. Yet, the White House just wants to cheerlead. This is pathetic, dishonest, and it is costing lives.
1) Iraq is a mess because we had no plan to recontruct and did a shockingly bad job is assessing what we would find. Dick Lugar says, "The lack of planning is apparent." Our reconstruction efforts are "beyond pitiful...now in the zone of dangerous" says another Republican, Chuck Hagel.
2) Bush is still out there every day saying that "We are making progress" and that everything is getting better. Of course, we are...we take one step forward and then two steps backward. (In fairness to Bush since he does not read newspapers or watch the news on television maybe he doesn't know.) Wait a minute, this was an Intelligence Estimate prepared for him. Crap. Well then, he is just clearly not telling the truth.
The White House response is so typical...Scott McClellan says today:
"You know, every step of the way in Iraq there have been pessimists and hand-wringers who said it can't be done," McClellan said at a news briefing. "And every step of the way, the Iraqi leadership and the Iraqi people have proven them wrong because they are determined to have a free and peaceful future."
I know, if we just keep going and ignore the pessimists, we will triumph. What they are ignoring is REALITY! Every day there are kidnappings, bombings, beheadings and a security situation which is just degnerating. The so-called safe "green zone" is now a battleground like everywhere else. Yet, the White House just wants to cheerlead. This is pathetic, dishonest, and it is costing lives.
posted by Scott L. Stuart at
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