Bush should change his strategy in Iraq
August 28, 2006, 3:18 pm |
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By Ted Belman
President Bush was asked about Iraq at his press conference this week and answered,
“The strategy is to help the Iraqi people achieve their objectives and their dreams, which is a democratic society. That�s the strategy. The tactics � now, either you say, yes, its important we stay there and get it done, or we leave. We’re not leaving, so long as I’m the President. That would be a huge mistake. It would send an unbelievably terrible signal to reformers across the region. It would say we’ve abandoned our desire to change the conditions that create terror. It would give the terrorists a safe haven from which to launch attacks. It would embolden Iran. It would embolden extremists.”
Does this make sense? Is this strategy appropriate or achievable?
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August 28th, 2006 at 8:36 pm
As an Iraq war supporter, I’m starting to lose patience — not with Bush, but with the Iraqis. We’ve sacrificed so much to give Iraqis an excellent opportunity to evolve, and many seem only interested in killing each other. One would think that Iraqis would see the sinister and cynical motives of the terrorists: striking divisions between sects. But there’s seems to be little clarity. The “cycle of violence” excuse has been used inappropriately to equivocate Israelis vs. Palestinians. But the term is indeed appropriate in Iraq.