In the ongoing quagmire that has become the former country known as Iraq, we see the rebel insurgents now taking pages from the Hezbollah playbook. A captured U.S. soldier is desperately sought by Iraqi police and U.S. troops in the city of Baghdad. The Iraqi police who were overwhelmed by insurgent forces called in the U.S. Air Force to strike a suspected stronghold.
Just as we saw in Israel, when you call in the warplanes is when all the shit hits the proverbial air redistribution device. Were the insurgents bombed into tomorrow? We aren’t really sure. Someone was and I suppose that is all you can ask for in war. If they weren’t insurgents already, at least they won’t have a chance to become a thorn in our feet. The U.S. offensive in Iraq has been so protracted and prolonged that any support that may have been available from the Iraqis at large is evaporating like water in the desert.
The Commander in Chief is a stand-up guy, but unfortunately, its stand-up in the comedic sense. BUSH acknowledges that the Iraqi situation is such a clusterfuck that the Administration’s slogan ‘Stay The Course’ has been replaced by ‘Well, At Least It’s Not Vietnam’. And it’s definitely not butter either. Between the “terrorists, insurgents, illegal militias, armed groups and criminals” where’s an Iraqi civilian to find some solace and respite? It certainly won’t come from U.S. warplanes and their so-called smart bombs. Being Black in America doesn’t look so bad right now.
I suspect that the ‘November Surprise’ that General Grievous KARL ROVE and the G.O.P. have planned for us will be when ConDarth CONDOLEEZA RICE puts the Force choke out on Admiral Romodi Motti DONALD RUMSFELD. The Republicans think that the firing of DONALD RUMSFELD will somehow mitigate the fact that we haven’t figured out a strategy for fixing Iraq. It illustrates the cynicism that the Republican administration holds for the voters here, but its a tactic that has worked time and time again.
The truth is that Iraq is going to get even worse before it gets better and soon after the November elections the president will be looking to increase the troop levels via the draft. It’s time to send in the clones…
Looks like I got out of Active duty just in time…….Well put…1
Big business and other wealthy special interest groups will not allow a draft. If the male offspring of wealthy family’s are drafted to fight in Iraq you won’t have to worry about a civil war in Iraq you have one right here. The idea of firing Rumsfeld is interesting. I would think firing Rumsfeld would be viewed as an admission of failure.
Maybe DJ Karl Rove will release a new Bin laden mixtape or something. If there is a draft Canada will experience an instant growth in population.
i left the U.S just in time. i wish you guys all the best.
send in the clones or send in the clowns??
^911 — haven’t you heard, you can now be re-drafted. A friend of mine nephew, who was given a general discharge because he was basically to SLOW to be a soldier, just got re-activated and sent back to Iraq.
It’s funny that we’re real good at starting wars, but never seem to know just how to stop them. I told all my peeps when this war started that it would drag on forever. The problem is that although we had a problem with Saddam, a large percentage of Iraqis actually supported Saddam(* don’t have the number, but it was signicantly larger than those that opposed him). So all those ‘INSURGENTS” are actually Iraq patriots.
How would half of America react if the UN told us to get ‘BUSH’S DUMB ASS OUT OF OFFICE BECAUSE HE IS A BUMBLING IDIOT’? I myself would jump for joy and hold the door for him, but most other Americans would probably form a human shield and take a bullet for dumb ass, just like our troops are over in Iraq.
I know I’m past the draft age (just barely) but I always fear it because programs like mine make the young cats sign up for selective service. I guess starting the Underground Railroad V.2 “Canadian Style” would be my pennance.
If they held an election in Iraq with saddam vs whoever saddam would win.
NY’ers. I hope you realize that Rep Charles Rangel supports a draft! I forgot what the name of his proposed bill is, but it is crap.
^ELOHEEM STAR,
now you should know that the sons of big business, the wealthy special interest group, the elite-wealthy 1% of America, etc. will absolutely not get drafted, if it goes into effect. They have ways to circumvent/dodge/avoid/escape all of that crap. And I’m sure they have enough bank to pay a lawyer to find the right loophole OR an enterprising lawyer will take advantage of this particular need and show them out to dodge it legally.
Vee,
Rangel supported a draft just to shake the tree. He figured that people wouldn’t have supported the war as much if there were more white middle class and upper middle class lives at risk. The majority of the military is made up of poor people from towns and states with little economic mobility. They have few choices.
When the middle and upper middle class get angry changes are made.
They vote in local elections someone will have to answer.
As long as poor Whites, Blacks & Latinos are dying in Iraq its big business as usual. Sorry if I was vague.