George Bush will address us tonight, and show us the way forward. The general outline has been floated: Up to 20,000 more troops, ready to move in by the end of the month. Hammer time for Baghdad and Anbar, already underway with 80 insurgents killed on Haifa Street since Saturday.
Haifa Street. I know that place. Funny how a news report of 80 dead can make you wistful. Importuning Iraqis at the wire, including one who asked my buddy Pasto, "Will ...
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The author appears genuinely convinced there is an historical parallel between Iraq of today and the end of Vietnam (i.e., [his words] "U.S. troops and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, with American advisors, had largely destroyed the Viet Cong and pushed back the North Vietnamese Army, when an angry Congress intervened to seize defeat from the jaws of victory".) He warns that this Congress is poised to repeat the history that is in his mind. Over 18 months ago, Mr. Cheney said ... More »
This blog post supports a troop surge in Iraq and suggests a possible escalation targeting Iran. There is no analysis other than equating actions by those in Congress that oppose a surge with similar Congressional actions that are claimed to have cost a victory in the Vietnam war after our troops had already won it. Opinions are fine but analysis ought to consist of something more than revisionist history.
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