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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (5938)8/26/2003 11:01:42 AM
From: JohnM  Read Replies (1) of 793597
 
I don't think it would buy him anything.

Your response focuses on the short term, say the next few months, Nadine. Bush's problem is 04. If Iraq stays as it now is or gets worse (likely), the growing casualties, the lack of progress will turn back to highlight the spurious justifications for going in. It's a definite political loss. Faced, right now, with the need for more troops, Bush either asks for more US troops and faces those dilemmas or asks for international stuff and that's the UN.

If he goes UN, then whatever happens in Iraq is much less likely to laid at his feet.

Now if you think he can pull it out, then all this speculation of mine is beside the point. Most likely that's where we disagree.
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