Daily news stories reiterate the maon points concerning Iraq. One of these points is that we cannot fix Iraq. From UPI via Truthout:
Retired three star Lt. Gen. William Odom, writing for NiemanWatchdog.org, wrote that while President George W. Bush wants to bring democracy and stability to the Middle East, the only way to achieve that goal is for the US armed forces to get out of Iraq now.
Odom, one of the most respected US military analysts and a prominent figure at the conservative Hudson Institute in Washington, wrote, "We have seen most of our allies stand aside and engage in Schadenfreude over our painful bog-down in Iraq. Winston Churchill's glib observation, 'the only thing worse that having allies is having none,' was once again vindicated.
"There is no chance that our allies will join us in Iraq," he wrote. "... Iraq is the worst place to fight a battle for regional stability. Whose interests were best served by the US invasion of Iraq in the first place? It turns out that Iran and al-Qaida benefited the most, and that continues to be true every day US forces remain there."
This is just one of many military experts including those that are conservative that are iterating this position. Can the president consider this? Politically no but I wouldn't presume to assume the president's intentions or his motivation because thatwould make me O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, et. al.
[Source: http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/120205A.shtml]
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