Hellllllloooooooo CLEVELAND!!!!!!!
So, in addition to the daily outpouring of billions and billions of taxpayer dollars for a war few of us wanted, Bush is now cheerleading that successfully catastrophic decision on the anniversary of said war, all on the taxpayer's nickel. Wow, what an encore for the lifting of the debt ceiling.
Fiscal conservativism really needs a well written obituary.
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - President George W. Bush said on Monday he understands that unrelenting violence in Iraq has shaken Americans' confidence but pledged the United States will not abandon the country as the fourth post-invasion year begins. In a series of speeches, Bush is trying to convince an increasingly skeptical public that he has a winning strategy for Iraq amid widespread concerns that sectarian violence is turning into civil war.(..)
"But it's important for the Iraqis to hear this: The United States will not abandon Iraq," he said.
"We will leave Iraq, but when we do, it will be from a position of strength, not weakness," Bush said. "Americans have never retreated in the face of thugs and assassins, and we will not begin now."
Ignoring the easy "what about Nam, maaaaaan" approach... let's check in with how our strength and unwillingness to abandon is going.
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Roadside bombings killed at least eight Iraqi policemen on Monday's third anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, and authorities said they found 15 bullet-riddled bodies dumped in the capital.(...)
Monday's violence took up where it left off Sunday, when at least 35 people were killed.
A large explosion rocked a coffee shop in northern Baghdad's Azamiyah neighborhood, killing at least three civilians and wounding 15, police said.
One of the roadside bombings Monday, just a few hundred yards from an Interior Ministry lockup in central Baghdad, killed at least three Iraqi police commandos and a prisoner, police Lt. Col. Falah al-Mohammedawi said. Four commandos were injured.
A second roadside bomb in a farming area in the so-called "Triangle of Death" south of Baghdad killed four policemen, police Capt. Muthana Khalid Ali said.
The 15 dumped bodies, including that of a 13-year-old girl, were the latest gruesome discoveries tied to the underground sectarian war being conducted by Shiite and Sunni Muslims as they settle scores in the chaos gripping the capital.
Freedom is on the march. Democracy is on the rise. We will stand down when they stand up. Don't fear the reaper. Do not remove tag under penalty of law. Contents may have settled during shipping. Do not puncture or incinerate. Void where prohibited by law. Have a nice day. Wash, rinse, repeat.
Posted by kerry at March 20, 2006 10:36 AM