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Politics : Impeach George W. Bush -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jlallen who wrote (77410)	2/15/2007 3:06:01 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 93284

Bush demands more NATO troops because Afghanistan such a success - by kos Thu Feb 15, 2007 at 09:28:30 AM PST Afghanistan is a success! In a speech this morning, Bush touted the success of a "free Afghanistan" more than five years after a U.S.-led invasion [...] And it's such a success that we're in danger of failure. "We face a thinking enemy and we face a tough enemy," Bush said, noting that 2006 was the most violent year in Afghanistan since the 2001 invasion. Bush screws up Afghanistan by turning his attention to Iraq when we had the Taliban, Osama Bin Laden, and Al Qaida on the run. Now, five years later, having screwed up not just Iraq, but also a war we should've won relatively easily years ago, Bush is demanding that other NATO countries bail him out. Speaking at the American Enterprise Institute, a think-tank, he said: “When our commanders on the ground say to our respective countries ’We need additional help,’ our Nato countries must provide it. ”As well, allies must lift restrictions on the forces they do provide so Nato commanders have the flexibility they need to defeat the enemy wherever the enemy may make its stand.“ They "must" provide it? That'll go over well... Fact is, even Bush's staunches allies in Europe have given up on the failed Bush presidency. NATO nations Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Hungary have already ditched him in Iraq, with Poland and the UK eager to get out this year. Bush is toxic in those countries, and more than one government has fallen in part because of having too close a relationship with Bush. And he's going to demand troops from them? This is why a failed presidency matters. That's why diplomacy matters. That's why building and nurturing international respect matters. (Ironically) Now that Bush needs help for what is a just war against the Taliban, few are stepping forward.