NYT Frank Rich, "The Vietnamization of Bush's Vacation"

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The Vietnamization of Bush's Vacation
By FRANK RICH
Published: August 28, 2005
ANOTHER week in Iraq, another light at the end of the tunnel. On Monday President Bush saluted the Iraqis for "completing work on a democratic constitution" even as the process was breaking down yet again. But was anyone even listening to his latest premature celebration?

We have long since lost count of all the historic turning points and fast-evaporating victories hyped by this president. The toppling of Saddam's statue, "Mission Accomplished," the transfer of sovereignty and the purple fingers all blur into a hallucinatory loop of delusion. One such red-letter day, some may dimly recall, was the adoption of the previous, interim constitution in March 2004, also proclaimed a "historic milestone" by Mr. Bush. Within a month after that fabulous victory, the insurgency boiled over into the war we have today, taking, among many others, the life of Casey Sheehan.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/28/opinion/28rich.html

[joanne]

1. Excellent article

and nominated too.

Sad to say everything he says about the Democrats is true.

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2. kick

:kick:

[MnFats]

3. Bush is concerned only with victorious PR campaigns...

...his delusional mind believes they're real victories.