WASHINGTON (AFP) - US President George W. Bush insisted Saturday his new war strategy in Iraq showed promise but needed more time to bear fruit as the White House fought to rebuff calls for a withdrawal of US troops.
"We are still in the early stages of our new operations," Bush said in his weekly radio address. "But the success of the past couple of months have shown that conditions on the ground can change -- and they are changing."
In a clear jab at critics demanding a drawdown of US troops, Bush added: "We cannot expect the new strategy we are carrying out to bring success overnight."
Once again, as if a broken record, this man is demanding that we give him more time. More time to do what? Kill innocent Iraqi's? Stretch our troops farther? Stash more oil for blood cash? What exactly?
And once again, we are hearing the "but this is going swimmingly" speech. But, is it?
"We cannot expect the new strategy we are carrying out to bring success overnight."Over night?
Let's see... we invaded, bombed this innocent country last night?
Unfortunately for King Clueless and it's mate, the Iraqi's and the sane beg to differ.
This year's U.S. troop buildup has succeeded in bringing violence in Baghdad down from peak levels, but the death toll from sectarian attacks around the country is running nearly double the pace from a year ago.
Some of the recent bloodshed appears the result of militant fighters drifting into parts of northern Iraq, where they have fled after U.S.-led offensives. Baghdad, however, still accounts for slightly more than half of all war-related killings — the same percentage as a year ago, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.
The tallies and trends offer a sobering snapshot after an additional 30,000 U.S. troops began campaigns in February to regain control of the Baghdad area. It also highlights one of the major themes expected in next month's Iraq progress report to Congress: some military headway, but extremist factions are far from broken.
In street-level terms, it means life for average Iraqis appears to be even more perilous and unpredictable.
Maybe the right wing-nuts can see the justification here. I can not. Maybe for them, the evil Iraqi's deserve this, after all they did take out the twin towers... right?
How can anyone read the statistics, read the reports written by experts and still continue to follow blindly? Granted he is the least popular president in our history, but he is still perched on the high chair drooling and chanting to the dollar almighty.
Be afraid, be very afraid.
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The number of Iraqi's fleeing the country has surged since the surge began.
Business people,professionals,intellectuals and most other middle class people are outta there now. We are now acting as proxies for the Saudi's by arming the Sunni's
because the Saudi's are afraid of what might happen if the Shite's win.
Remember when Rumsfeld stated that on of our tactics would be to create skirmishes that would draw out the "terrorists"? It appears as though the entire country is being used that way with no regard to its inhabitants.
Shiver me timbers...your back, and with a bang too! Don't go away again...okay! These people will be the end of us yet if we don't get their collective buttocks' out of office!
Yes, I was gone Sumo, but no worries, I bitched to everyone in hearing distance.
It's so good to be back. I know it gets frustrating when the BS just continues and it seems like no one is listening. But in my absence, I've met some people who once supported this administration. They are beginning to see the light. Not that I'm above wopping them over the head with it.....
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