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Title: The war in Iraq (SCAIFE PAPER: BUSH IS DELUSIONAL, STAYING THE COURSE IS SUICIDE)
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
URL Source: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pit ... /opinion/archive/s_517212.html
Published: Jul 15, 2007
Author: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Editorial Boar
Post Date: 2007-07-16 15:11:33 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 243
Comments: 16

The war in Iraq

Perhaps Jack Murtha put it best: The Pennsylvania congressman, among the first to make the cogent argument that staying the course in Iraq was the exercise in futility that indeed the war has become, says President Bush is delusional. Based on the president's recent performance, we could not agree more. "Staying the course" is not simply futile -- it is a prescription for American suicide.

We've urged for months to bring our troops home. Now is the time.

"Progress" has become such a nuanced, parsed and tortured term that it no longer has meaning.

The "fledgling" Iraqi government -- how long can it reasonably be called that? -- consistently has not stepped up to the plate. President Bush warns that U.S. withdrawal would risk "mass killings on a horrific scale." What do we have today, sir?

And quite frankly, during last Thursday's news conference, when George Bush started blathering about "sometimes the decisions you make and the consequences don't enable you to be loved," we had to question his mental stability.

If the president won't do the right thing and end this war, the people must. The House has voted to withdraw combat troops from Iraq by April. The Senate must follow suit.

Our brave troops should take great pride that they rid Iraq of Saddam Hussein. And they should have no shame in leaving Iraq. For it will not be, in any way, an exercise in tail-tucking and running.

America has done its job.

It's time for the Iraqis to do theirs.

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#2. To: aristeides (#0)

These various editorialists have NO clue. It REALLY WAS about the oil. And that's why Junior has NO INTENTION of EVER changing course until he and Darth's companies are able to explore EVERY INCH of Iraq for more bubblin' crude.

Oil is also known as "the devil's excrement" and Darth and the Chimp are both FULL OF IT.

Sam Houston  posted on  2007-07-16   15:14:28 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Sam Houston (#2)

It REALLY WAS about the oil

In this I disagree.. the oil played a very minor role ..

Zipporah  posted on  2007-07-16   15:48:37 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Zipporah (#7)

the oil played a very minor role ..

Other?

Cynicom  posted on  2007-07-16   15:53:21 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Cynicom (#8)

yes..

http://ipsnews.net/interna.asp?idnews=23083

Zipporah  posted on  2007-07-16   15:58:02 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#11. To: Zipporah (#9)

IRAQ: War Launched to Protect Israel - Bush Adviser

We will never leave the ME.

Cynicom  posted on  2007-07-16 16:02:12 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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