What will it take for Bush to realize he's getting
the hook?
By Andrew Warner
What is it going to take for President Bush to realize he's getting
the hook? Please exit stage right. The show must not go on.
Word has it though, probably not unlike his first date with Laura,
President Bush isn't getting the signals – overt as they may be. In
fact, he's doing everything he can to ignore the pleas, and, as of
November, the votes, of the American people. The administration's
response to the voters' clear demand for a solution in Iraq: Send
thousands more of our soldiers to the desert to hop on a sinking
ship.
Military planners and White House budget analysts have
been asked to provide President George W. Bush with options for
increasing American forces in Iraq by 20,000 troops or more, The New York Times has reported.
Citing unnamed senior administration officials, the newspaper said the
request indicates that the option of a major "surge" in troop strength
is gaining ground as part of a White House strategy review.
Discussion of increasing the number of American troops has gone on in
Washington for two months as a possible way to reverse the
deteriorating security situation in Baghdad, the report
said.
So in the two months that Americans were working hard to kick the
Republican congress to the curb, President Bush was figuring out ways to piss off the voters that had already
 HinesSight: Sure looks like a bloodless
coup in Washington
expressed a holiday-sized
helping of buyer's remorse.
If adopted, such an increase would be a major departure
from the current strategy advocated by General George Casey, which has
stressed stepping up the training of Iraqi forces and handing off to
them as soon as possible, The Times said.
General Casey's plan is far too rational – after all, why would he
think Iraqis want to defend and control their own country when we have
thousands of kids who are obviously thrilled to do the job for them.
It's not like our soldiers want to hit up a few keg parties at
college, push their kids on a playground swing, or sleep in the same
beds as their spouses.
Those overrated activities should always take a back seat to fighting
wars in foreign countries based on lies or half-truths.
It's a shame that Bush is treating our soldiers the same way he treats
his cigarettes – smokin' 'em if he's got 'em.
Read Andrew Warner's blog by clicking here >
December 16, 2006
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