Bush Outlines Victory Plan
Four years later, President Bush has outlined our victory over third world Iraq. Still, he insists, “this will take time and patience.” Well Georgey, we’ve been wating four years, what’s another couple gonna hurt?
In what seemed like the most obvious cry for suppot to date, President Bush said Iraqi forces were taking the lead in fighting terrorists and that the American troops were “making progress.” Wait…I thought…well wasn’t the war over when he was…that whole Navy ship victory thing…I’m confused.
The document titled, “National Strategy for Victory in Iraq” outlines the National Security Council’s strategy…for victory…in Iraq. So, shouldn’t this have came out, I don’t know, four years ago. The document, which you can browse through here, is quite a contradiction when properly examined. For instance it starts off with a nice quote by Bush:
“The United States has no intention of determining the precise form of Iraq’s new government. That choice belongs to the Iraqi people. Yet, we will ensure that one brutal dictator is not replaced by another. All Iraqis must have a voice in the new government, and all citizens must have their rights protected. Rebuilding Iraq will require a sustained commitment from many nations, including
our own: we will remain in Iraq as long as necessary, and not a day more.” This was the 26th of February, 2003.
A few pages later, in the Executive Summary, the headline reads “OUR NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR VICTORY IN IRAQ: Helping the Iraqi People Defeat the Terrorists and Build an Inclusive Democratic State.” Build and inclusive democratic state. Earlier it said that the US had no intention of determining the precise form of governement in Iraq. I guess a few minor pages change a few major intentions.
The document outlines how important Iraq is in the fight against terror and how the stability of the Greater Middle East is essential to Ameircan security. But when looking at how many terrorists from the 9-11 attacks actually came from Iraq, we find the number is low, actually it is beyond low, it is non-existent. The Washington Post reported in June, 2004 that there was “no direct collaborative relationship” between Iraq and terrorists from the attacks. And who found this information? The 9-11 commission, a specialized committee that devoted entire months to investigating exactly what happened on September 11th, 2001. My assumption is that they probably know more than GW Bush about the whole thing.
But we are doing our best, training their troops, arming their military, giving advice to their brass. Not like those tactics never failed us before (i.e. Bin Laden, Saddam). Sure, the Iraqi troops may be fighting the terrorists now but just like the Afghani troops fought the imperial Soviets back in 1979 with our help and then attacked the Towers, the Iraqi’s are likely to have their idea of terrorists change once we remove our hand of influence.
On the bright side, at least the war, which is costing us billions of dollars, is getting the attention it deserves and maybe, just maybe, we might be able to bring 150,000 troops home by next year’s Holidays.
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