If you thought that the Iraq Study Group would bring change to the Iraq occupation policy, think again. We appear to be reaching a new phase in the Iraq occupation. In this phase, everyone is screaming to get out of Iraq with the exception of the President and a few of his close ideological cronies. So we think something is going to change but everything remains static. At least our intentions are better.
Report on Iraq Exposes Divide Within G.O.P.
excerpt:
(regarding the Iraq Study Group report)
-(from) The Wall Street Journal.... a “strategic muddle,”
-Richard Perle called it “absurd,”
-Rush Limbaugh labeled it “stupid,”
-The New York Post portrayed the leaders of the group, former Secretary of -State James A. Baker III and Lee H. Hamilton, a former Democratic member of Congress, as “surrender monkeys.”
Bush dismisses Iraq report
Interpretation: The base of the Bush Administration is still the neo-conservative agenda. An election that cleared away the Republican majority and replaced it with Democrats, is meaningless to this president even as his approval hits an all time low. Bush will stay the course. Also it appears Democrats may be lining up for an increase in troop strength.
What to do: Protest, write, scream, kick, get busy, yell, make your voice heard, in short do something.
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