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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: BEEF JERKEY who wrote (756272)	12/19/2006 11:18:31 AM
From: BEEF JERKEY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

'Wash Post' Scoop: Joint Chiefs Oppose Iraq 'Surge' mediainfo.com "The Joint Chiefs think the White House, after a month of talks, still does not have a defined mission and is latching on to the surge idea in part because of limited alternatives, despite warnings about the potential disadvantages for the military. ....The Pentagon has cautioned that a modest surge could lead to more attacks by al-Qaeda, provide more targets for Sunni insurgents and fuel the jihadist appeal for more foreign fighters to flock to Iraq to attack U.S. troops, the officials said. ....Even the announcement of a time frame and mission -- such as for six months to try to secure volatile Baghdad -- could play to armed factions by allowing them to game out the new U.S. strategy, the chiefs have warned the White House." Don't tell me Bush is going to surge troop levels just because HE thinks its a good idea. I realize he's "the decider" but really he sure seems to be living in a bubble. Too bad we have two more years of this. How did we ever elect this guy? I suppose when elections get influenced by nonsense like "the swift boats" this is the result you get. Maybe Barack Obama will be able to unite the country - might be the last best hope.