'Chaos and Confusion' in Iraq?
This is utterly ridiculous -- and would be hilarious if the reality of what Mr. Bush has wrought in Iraq wasn't so tragic for so many.
In a six-minute televised speech from the White House, the president called the measure a “prescription for chaos and confusion,” and said, as he has for weeks, that he could not sign it because it contained timetables for troop withdrawal.There may be few, if any, good options for American policy in Iraq, but the worst of all is to continue sending more and more of our brothers and sisters, husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, and friends and loved ones into the sectarian crossfire and bloodshed of Iraq. The American people have spoken, loudly and clearly and frequently, and we say it's time to bring our soldiers home. If the president continues to wage war against the wishes of the people he purports to represent, he should be removed from office, plain and simple. That's not partisan politics -- it's what every small "d" democrat in America should see as perhaps the only way to begin to restore American values to American foreign policy.
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Ironic, but the folks who weep each time a spotted owl stubs its toe or Flipper ends up in a Bumble Bee can don't seem to care much what happens in Baghdad after we leave.
“I think it’s also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn.”
-- Then-Governor Bush in 1999, referring to President Clinton’s handling of the conflict in Kosovo
...and we're still there. But that's ok. Ya gotta do whatcha gotta do. The scorecard now reads: Two monstrous dictators out of action.
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