Gates, neo- s, Repugs on counter-attack

[Extra Stout]

Wow -- it seems there is a real Bush vs. Cheney power struggle over Iran.

How far will Cheney go? Will he try to infiltrate the Secret Service to go Praetorian Guard on Bush?

[Nbadan]

....."this is not an escalation"....

[JoeChalupa]

The surge should have happened years ago.

[boutons_]

The surge is bull . It keeps the lid on the boil, not reduce the boil. And the surge has absolutley failed, since there is no political reconciliation between Shia and Sunni.

After the all-is-cool-in-Basra PR blitz by the UK military as they withdrew, we now here that Barsa and the south, after 4 1/2 years of UK occupation, is a mess.

The US military is putting even more troops into Bagdad, while throwing money, aka Petraeus' counter-insurgency, at provincial/tribal leaders, who go along for now, because the money buys more supporters and arms for the inevitable Sunni-Shia bloodbath, as they try to grab oil just like dubya and head try to grab the oil.

The US military is also asking for a withdrawal of Iraq troops back to Afghanistan where the Taliban is resurgent, the govt is weak and corrupt (like in Iran), and poppy crop is exploding.

you're doing a heckuva job, dubya,

all your jobs are well under control

duyba and head will leave office with the world truly much worse off due to their own ups.

[xrayzebra]

duyba and head will leave office with the world truly much worse off due to their own ups.

You left out: OBL you are the worlds savior and thank you
for bombing the WTC. We deserved it because we
elected George Bush.

[Wild Cobra]

The surge is bull . It keeps the lid on the boil, not reduce the boil. And the surge has absolutley failed, since there is no political reconciliation between Shia and Sunni.

After the all-is-cool-in-Basra PR blitz by the UK military as they withdrew, we now here that Barsa and the south, after 4 1/2 years of UK occupation, is a mess.

Say what you will. With the UK withdrawl, 50% of Iraq is now under contol of Iraqi's!

I know... Good news doesn't make it to the liberal media.

[boutons_]

WC, go turn on your formidable reserach machine and get back to us on how things really going in Basra and southern Iraq. And don't bother quoting self-serving UK military press releases.

Try the Iraqi chief of police's view on what the Brits have left him in Basra:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2228690,00.html

[Wild Cobra]

Try the Iraqi chief of police's view on what the Brits have left him in Basra:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,2228690,00.html

I've learned long ago The Guardian seldom portrays the truth properly. I'm not even wasting my time reading it tonight.

[Bunz]

I never had dinner with the president