Sunday, May 27, 2007
'Pondering my responsibility for his death'
Boston University's Andrew J. Bacevich ponders what no parent should have to ponder. ... The op-ed was fine until it unfairly attacked Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Stephen Lynch for allegedly being stooges of 'wealthy individuals and institutions' promoting the interests of 'big business, big oil, bellicose evangelicals and Middle East allies.' Yet I'll definitely cut Bacevich plenty of slack. I can't imagine what he's going through. The grief must be unbearable. ...
... On other Iraq issues, I see the White House is now looking at possible major troop withdrawals next year, i.e. 2008, a presidential election year. They also haven't consulted Gen. David H. Petraeus. Incredible. These guys have so politicized the war. Rumsfeld, who John McCain rightly described as one of the worst defense secretaries in history, gets dumped only after disastrous mid-term elections. Petraeus is then brought in to implement a counterinsurgency policy that should have been implemented years ago. Now that policy will probably be thrown to the side. Do you wonder why people like Bacevich are lashing out at this administration? His son effectively died for this 'surge.' Again, incredible. ... Jimmy Carter: You shouldn't have backed down from your 'worst in history' comments. ...
And in case you missed it: Interesting poll results on the war. Americans overwhelming now believe that launching the war in Iraq was a mistake. They're overwhelmingly against cutting funds -- as long as they're tied to benchmarks. They trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the war. Gee, I wonder why. ...
Boston University's Andrew J. Bacevich ponders what no parent should have to ponder. ... The op-ed was fine until it unfairly attacked Ted Kennedy, John Kerry and Stephen Lynch for allegedly being stooges of 'wealthy individuals and institutions' promoting the interests of 'big business, big oil, bellicose evangelicals and Middle East allies.' Yet I'll definitely cut Bacevich plenty of slack. I can't imagine what he's going through. The grief must be unbearable. ...
... On other Iraq issues, I see the White House is now looking at possible major troop withdrawals next year, i.e. 2008, a presidential election year. They also haven't consulted Gen. David H. Petraeus. Incredible. These guys have so politicized the war. Rumsfeld, who John McCain rightly described as one of the worst defense secretaries in history, gets dumped only after disastrous mid-term elections. Petraeus is then brought in to implement a counterinsurgency policy that should have been implemented years ago. Now that policy will probably be thrown to the side. Do you wonder why people like Bacevich are lashing out at this administration? His son effectively died for this 'surge.' Again, incredible. ... Jimmy Carter: You shouldn't have backed down from your 'worst in history' comments. ...
And in case you missed it: Interesting poll results on the war. Americans overwhelming now believe that launching the war in Iraq was a mistake. They're overwhelmingly against cutting funds -- as long as they're tied to benchmarks. They trust Democrats more than Republicans to handle the war. Gee, I wonder why. ...
