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Archive for December, 2006

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29.12.06 | 

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Time to Resurrect a Slogan

The long delayed deliberations
about the Iraq war could be over
if Bush would recognize the only
option he has left is “cut and run.”

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28.12.06 | 

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Why Can’t the Decider Decide?

Almost everyone agrees
our efforts in Iraq are failing,
but Bush can’t find
a new approach he likes.
“Stay the course” must have meant
he didn’t know where else to go.
He said today, after more consultations:
“the key to success in Iraq
is to have a government that’s
willing to deal with the elements
that are trying to prevent
this young democracy from […]

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24.12.06 | 

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New Secretary Proves His Mettle

The fresh face at Defense
may not be the decider, but
he is certainly a convincer.
It took Rummy months to
convince generals not to ask
for extra troops they wanted.
Gates needed just a day to
make them accept additional
forces they don’t want.

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21.12.06 | 

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Confusing Need with Greed

The New York Times gives Bush credit
for trying to end illegal immigration
without acknowledging that he, and his
predecessors, created it by refusing
to enforce laws designed to stop it.
There are no jobs Americans won’t do
for the right wage, but employers know
there are poor people from other
countries who will work for less, and they
pressure the administration to let […]

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20.12.06 | 

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ABC Breaking News

Bush on Iraq: “we’re
not succeeding nearly as
fast as I wanted.”
This isn’t news, it’s a haiku.

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15.12.06 | 

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Guest Poet

Transformation
The world is rife with thoughts of blood and war,
And little to bring space and inner peace,
When suddenly a tune we heard before
Brings us a new dimension and release.
Familiar sounds, now better understood,
Seem just created for our ears alone,
The universe astonishingly good ―
These […]

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13.12.06 | 

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Zeroing in

Bush opposes the idea of “cut and run”
so he’s studying other options.
At the rate he’s going he’ll be down to
just plain “turn tail.”

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10.12.06 | 

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Let’s Not Accept Halfway Measures

Embedding US advisors in the Iraqi army
may be a good way to help them “stand up
so we can stand down,” but do we really
want to turn our soldiers into crutches?
The ISG and the Pentagon seem to think
this improves Iraqi readiness, but is it
worth the price? What do we get for putting
thousands of troops at risk […]

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08.12.06 | 

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Republicans Are Playing with Words Again

Consensus and bipartisan, two words that have been ignored for six years, are now touted as what America wants. I don’t think so. I think we voted to find a way out of this mess, and the Republicans who created it have proven they don’t know what they’re doing.
Bush fought the wrong war, […]

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07.12.06 | 

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Thoughts on Reading the Entire
Iraq Study Group Repart

They conclude that nothing we’ve done
worked, so we do the same things again.
We should also try to get other countries
to stop making trouble and start helping,
and try to persuade the Iraqi government
to do all sorts of things they haven’t done.
We should spend more money and send
more equipment and people to help. If
this works we can […]

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06.12.06 | 

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Iraq Study Group Delivers ― Will Bush?

The long-awaited Baker/Hamilton report
was presented to the president this morning.
Reaction ranged from “bleak” to “grim.”
“If the president is serious about the need
for change in Iraq, he will find Democrats
ready to work with him,” said Nancy Pelosi.
“The president has the ball in his court now …
and we’re going to be watching very closely,”
said Harry Reid, […]

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05.12.06 | 

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This Time We Should Listen

Before attacking Iraq Bush refused to listen
to General Anthony Zinni, who predicted
the war would turn out exactly as it has.
Now the general says we can’t leave yet ―
he endorses McCain’s recommendation.
Democrats don’t want to send more troops
or support the likely Republican nominee, but
only this plan offers a hope for avoiding total
chaos. If it works the […]

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03.12.06 | 

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CYA Writ Large

The Times 1,600 word article
about Rumsfeld’s 800 word letter
clarifies and lends substance
to a lack-luster laundry list.
The almost ex-secretary seems
to stake a claim-to-credit for anything
his successor proposes, and however
we eventually get out of this mess.
As the years go by this belated sign
of planning and flexibility will loom
in the memoir of a misunderstood
leader of a “misunderstood war.”

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02.12.06 | 

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Lurita Doan Joins the War on Terror

Finally recognizing trouble
with government contracts,
Bush appointed an experienced
new leader for the GSA.
As a former vender
Lurita knew the problem:
Inspector General audits
were “terrorizing” her people,
so she cut the IG’s budget
and created Doan’s law ―
if waste, fraud and abuse
aren’t found, they don’t exist.

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