Surging: the Lie Admitted

[IChing]

So—the question which has to be asked—and answered.


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by Barry Lando
March 8, 2007.
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1. Are we really to believe that General Odierno and his bosses–General David Petraeus, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and the gang in the White House—that they just discovered that the surge, as sold to congress and the media, would not work? That the build up by a U.S. military already stretched to the breaking point would have to continue many months longer than indicated?

The answer to that question is a no-winner. If the generals didn’t realize just a few months ago that the concept of a limited surge as presented to the public was a farce, they were woefully ignorant of the situation in Iraq and should have never been given command. If they did lie—for that’s what we’re talking about—then they should lose their jobs.

The obvious White House strategy was this: Let’s at least get this surge thing rolling. Once underway, we simply oblige our weak-kneed congress to up the ante. If not, we accuse them of refusing to support our boys on the ground.

We win the 2008 elections with that strategy. ( AsTom Engelhardt among others has so clearly pointed out)

Indeed, the administration has already been able to increase the build up from 21,000 to 28,000.

2. The administration has never been obliged to specify how long the buildup would continue. When recently asked that question, for instance, General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs blandly told Pentagon reporters: “We’re looking, as we should, at each of the three possibilities: hold what you have, come down, or plus up if you need to,”>>>>snip

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[bullimiami]

1. iraq is a disaster. it is a republican disaster. the longer it continues the

more damage it will do to those refuse to admit it.

bush/cheney corp went into iraq because they knew better than anyone else.
they have run iraq despite reality and despite any contrary advice because they still know better than anyone else.
they are sociopaths.