Pres. Bush and Iraq
Does anyone really believe that Nouri al-Maliki or any other Iraqi ( or group of Iraqis ) can defend Iraq and lead it into democracy? I doubt that George W. Bush believes it, but this ploy allows Mr. Bush to drag us along with him - at least until his term of office is over. Of course, we must rememberr that the Iraqis have not yet approved Mr. Bush¹s plan to hand over 70 percent of Iraqi oil to American oil companies. Could that have any bearing on his reluctance to leave Iraq...... Hmmm?
Despite the surge’s degree of ³success,² how long ( after American troops have left - if ever ) will it be before all the insurgents, and/ or al-Qaida returns, and a Shi’ite theocracy is set up? If this is what the majority of Iraqis ( who are Shi’ites ) want, why shouldn¹t they have it?
After all, George W. Bush, by dethroning the ruling Sunnis, and has given the Shi’ites their opportunity.
I have just been reading about Peter the Great - and other rulers of his time - and am struck by the similarity of attitudes between these autocrats and our president; they too, were the deciders, and once having decided, they ³stayed the course,² regardless of the consequences to their respective peoples. Despite the absurdity, impracticality, unavailability of food, arms, ammunition , or capable manpower, the amount of death or destruction, the policiies always had to be carried out to their ultimate conclusions - no matter how bad.
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Your read of Peter reminds of Hitler's final madness, says his general, a surge called Battle of the Bulge. Bush, like Hitler, will not give up the ghost. Hitler's finality was the destruction of France and Germany after his death; it appears that Bush's finality is the destruction of America: Bushwhacker Bush bushwhacks America.
Posted by Richard Grimes, Deicide: r22037@yahoo.com (ffrf.org and ask for free copy of Freethought Today) on July 21, 2007 11:27 AM