Where's the Outrage Over Escalation?

[cal04]

The American voters in November made it clear that it's time to start withdrawing from Iraq. Political leaders from both parties and any number of experts are increasingly coming to the realization that American soldiers are dying, day in and day out, in pursuit of an unattainable goal.

So what is President Bush about to do? By all indications: escalate. His "new way forward" in Iraq appears to call for more troops -- along with a series of other measures that might have helped if he'd taken them three years ago.

News reports suggest that Bush's plan is not likely to win enthusiastic support, even from within his own party. But my question is: Where's the outrage?

If the vox populi and the cognoscenti agree that throwing more American bodies at the problem will only result in more American deaths, then how is the apparent Bush plan anything short of a betrayal of the troops and an expression of contempt for the will of the people?

Dan Froomkin
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html

[illinoisprogressive]

1. The outrage will come when

Bush comes out and says what it is he is going to do. Not speculation but, his actual plan. Then, the democrats response. It doesn't make sense to go nuts over rumors. You gotta wait till he comes out says it for sure.

[Vincardog]

2. I am holding my outrage and disgust until AFTER the official announcement

They may be able to push my buttons but I Will not get worked up over rumors.

[wtmusic]

3. Where the hell are they finding soldiers to fight?

Aren't we in entering mass-desertion mode?

[global1]

4. Why Do I Think * Will Use The Outrage As An Excuse To Absolve Himself.....

of all blame. I think the plan is to push the Dems and even some in his own party to the point that he is stopped and withdrawal of the troops begins. Then if all hell breaks loose in Iraq as we deploy the troops - he can say that this isn't his fault. If they would have only listened to him and put more troops in - it would have turned out right - but they didn't listen to him. This is his exit plan.

[Kagemusha]

5. The outrage is subdued by 'The prez hasn't even unveiled his plan yet!' talk

And that's precisely what such talk is meant to do.