Thursday, March 08, 2007

Implosion

Big trouble in the air for the Bush administration.

They are expanding and escalating the Iraq occupation to the dismay of the majority of the population. Almost 60% of the population, according to The Gallup Poll, now believe the war was a mistake.

Fifty-nine percent say it was a mistake to send troops, ties for the highest on record

Also according to Gallup, Bush continues to remain in the low 30% approval range.

March 06, 2007 - Bush Approval Rating Remains Low - Just 33% of Americans approve

Add to this, failures at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center to provide adequate health care for wounded and injured Iraq occupation vets, and now Libby found guilty on 4 counts, which turns the right hand man to Cheney into a convict.

There is an implosion taking place, regardless of how quickly or harshly the right attempts to spin it.

Libby Verdict Deals Blow to Bush Administration

excerpt: "Democrat Geoffrey Garin argued...."For the general electorate, this just adds to the feeling that there's something really rotten at the core of this administration and that the country needs a pretty big change," he said."

Even former employees of the White House are at odds with Bush.

Former Press Secretary McClellan: White House Should 'Answer Questions' Now on CIA Leak Case

excerpt: ""There's clearly something they don't want to come out," he said. There's "a lot more to know," he (McClellan) said."

Finally add to this mess the actual news of how the people of Iraq, we all remember them right, the people who are being brought democracy (sic). Well things are going from worse to unthinkable for these people caught in the middle of the occupation.

Nearly 2 million Iraqis have fled violence to other nations

excerpt: "The United Nations estimates 700,000 Iraqis have fled to Jordan -- more than one-tenth the entire kingdom's population. As many as 1 million more Iraqis are estimated to have sought refuge in Syria, about 120,000 are in Egypt and 40,000 in Lebanon, according to the United Nations."

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