Some Iraq Musings
The War in Iraq has been going on long enough for a fictional TV series about it to take the air. The FX network is showing “Over There” on Wednesdays.
Bush could not get John Bolton approved by the Senate as UN Ambassador, so he made a recess appointment not requiring Senate approval and good until January 2007. That should be plenty of time for Bolton to further damage our already tarnished image in the world community.
Money from the sale of Iraqi oil is being administered by the US provisional authorities, apparently in a very slipshod way. Lack of record keeping and fraud by contractors is an under reported scandal, though NPR Morning Edition did a piece on it a few days ago.
Since Bush strutted in a flight suit under the “Mission Accomplished” sign in May, 2003, over 1,500 more US troops have died in Iraq. For some updated critical photos of the Presidential Strut, look here, and use the “next picture” link to see many more on the same topic.
The Invasion of Iraq was never honestly part of the so-called War on Terror. Now the Bush Administration is trying to be less dishonest about that so-called War, renaming it the “Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism”. Selling it to the American people as a War meant we could win it with “shock and awe”, but now it is becoming obvious there will never be a victory as in a traditional War.
A man who has flown under the radar for a long time is Zalmay Khalizad, who is now US Ambassador to Iraq. Revolutionary Worker Online has an interesting article on his background and membership on the US empire building team.
Bush could not get John Bolton approved by the Senate as UN Ambassador, so he made a recess appointment not requiring Senate approval and good until January 2007. That should be plenty of time for Bolton to further damage our already tarnished image in the world community.
Money from the sale of Iraqi oil is being administered by the US provisional authorities, apparently in a very slipshod way. Lack of record keeping and fraud by contractors is an under reported scandal, though NPR Morning Edition did a piece on it a few days ago.
Since Bush strutted in a flight suit under the “Mission Accomplished” sign in May, 2003, over 1,500 more US troops have died in Iraq. For some updated critical photos of the Presidential Strut, look here, and use the “next picture” link to see many more on the same topic.
The Invasion of Iraq was never honestly part of the so-called War on Terror. Now the Bush Administration is trying to be less dishonest about that so-called War, renaming it the “Global Struggle Against Violent Extremism”. Selling it to the American people as a War meant we could win it with “shock and awe”, but now it is becoming obvious there will never be a victory as in a traditional War.
A man who has flown under the radar for a long time is Zalmay Khalizad, who is now US Ambassador to Iraq. Revolutionary Worker Online has an interesting article on his background and membership on the US empire building team.
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