Bush’s Failure… to Compromise on Iraq

Okay, I’ve been following the goings-on in the US congress lately, and it sounds a little something like this.
 

Bush: Give me some more money for the troops in Iraq.

Democrats: Sure thing, but you have to compromise and agree to a timetable for withdrawal.

Bush: No way! Give me the money.

Democrats: If you’re not willing to compromise, we’ll just pass bills with harsher budgets and timetables. This is the best offer you’re going to get.

Bush: No way! I’ll just blame our failure in Iraq on you! How do you like them apples?
 

Doesn’t this sort of thing make you just love politics. Seriously, though, the futility of this war was evident ages ago. The fact of the matter is you can’t change the attitude of an entire culture through military action, if at all. Our continued occupation of Iraq is only bolstering the terrorists’ ranks and deepening their hatred of us. Thanks to this war, we’ll have ten Osama Bin Ladens to deal with over the next decade. It’s nothing I haven’t said before, but it bears repeating.

I think that much is apparent. More importantly, I think it’s pretty clear how President Bush has decided to handle the total failure of his war. Like most good politicians (an oxymoron, I know), he’s going to play hot potato until his term is up. He wants to delay the war’s conclusion until a Democrat is president so everyone can blame its failure on the next guy (or girl, perhaps?).

No wonder the Democrats are so dead-set on ending it before then. It started on Bush’s watch; if they have their way, it’ll end on his watch, too. It’s only fair, I think. At least that way, the American people can see what a complete and total failure Bush really is.

On the bright side, a stalemate means victory for the Democrats. They’ll make sure that no war spending bills get passed without withdrawal timetables attached to them. President Bush will make sure all of those bills get vetoed. When the funding for the war dries up, the military will have no choice but to withdraw early, and Bush will be left looking like the uncompromising fool he is. Ultimately, he’s better off letting the first bill pass. At least then he can walk away from the situation with some dignity.

In the end, democracy will win. Americans see the war in Iraq as a lost cause. That’s why they voted so many anti-war Democrats into office. If the Democrats do their jobs, this war will be over before we have a chance to elect a new president in 2008. Sorry Mr. President, but the blame will rest solely on your poor excuse of an administration.

It seems only days after I made this post, Google was once again ranking the White House #1 for the term failure. I wish I could take credit, but it seems they inadvertently used the word in a press release. Drat! And here I thought I might have helped along the most infamous Google bomb of all time.

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