| So, Bush has used up our entire volunteer army in Iraq, and spent countless billions of tax dollars that used to go to state subsidies, education, public services and utilities on ensuring that Iraq will never have these things either. Except that the Iraqis don't know when they're beaten, and seem not to mind shooting US soldiers, blowing up pipelines and generally showing how much they appreciate our coming over to visit.
So, now we have troops that were due to come home months ago, and a belligerent UN that literally holds all the aces. So, if they don't give in troops, and it looks like they won't (and who can blame them?), Bush must either (1) compromise and take the political fallout just in time for re-election, (2) pull out and take the political fallout just in time for re-election, or (3) send in new troops.
And I'm of drafting age. Natch.
. . . whenever any government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new government, laying its foundations on such principles and organizing its powers in such forms as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness. |