Well folks the President must come up with a corker of a Speech tomorrow, Iraq will define his two years left in the White House. On reading the American Press there seems almost an aghast that he will risk more troops and more money on a War most of the Foreign Policy elite thought was a mistake in the first place and have seen their concerns develop in to reality. Those that have supported the War and still want the USA and UK to win in Iraq are fast becoming a minority in both the United States and the UK. But failure is not an option, as stated many times before, Iraq is not Vietnam, a failure in Iraq and the region would have after effects for not just years but could last the Century. The Political and Media Elite hate Bush 43 so much that it blinds them to the real world. They think if you are nice to those that want to harm you all the world will thank you, Richard Nixon had his flaws but he was tough in the Foreign Policy field, Reagan has a simple view when it came the Soviet Union, " We Win, they lose " and he was right, the Political and Media elite if they had their way would have allowed the Berlin Wall to still stand, Freedom comes with a cost. Thus we come to today, the Bush White House has to make sure that they win in Iraq, thus Views argues that the President should send at least twenty thousand men to Iraq, more if possible, secure the Capital, break up the armed groups, secure the border, develop the economic structure of Iraq, the same policy that was followed after WW2. On the covert side, get the CIA and Special Military in to Iran and cause havoc, make Iran have the same fate as Iraq, hitting military, research establishments. If Iran gives peace to Iraq they can have peace, if they want HAVOC to let lose the dogs of war, hit their nuclear establishments before Israel gets in to the act, this is the turning point, the West either wins or loses there is no middle ground, that was lost on 9/11.
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
The Speech Preview
Well folks the President must come up with a corker of a Speech tomorrow, Iraq will define his two years left in the White House. On reading the American Press there seems almost an aghast that he will risk more troops and more money on a War most of the Foreign Policy elite thought was a mistake in the first place and have seen their concerns develop in to reality. Those that have supported the War and still want the USA and UK to win in Iraq are fast becoming a minority in both the United States and the UK. But failure is not an option, as stated many times before, Iraq is not Vietnam, a failure in Iraq and the region would have after effects for not just years but could last the Century. The Political and Media Elite hate Bush 43 so much that it blinds them to the real world. They think if you are nice to those that want to harm you all the world will thank you, Richard Nixon had his flaws but he was tough in the Foreign Policy field, Reagan has a simple view when it came the Soviet Union, " We Win, they lose " and he was right, the Political and Media elite if they had their way would have allowed the Berlin Wall to still stand, Freedom comes with a cost. Thus we come to today, the Bush White House has to make sure that they win in Iraq, thus Views argues that the President should send at least twenty thousand men to Iraq, more if possible, secure the Capital, break up the armed groups, secure the border, develop the economic structure of Iraq, the same policy that was followed after WW2. On the covert side, get the CIA and Special Military in to Iran and cause havoc, make Iran have the same fate as Iraq, hitting military, research establishments. If Iran gives peace to Iraq they can have peace, if they want HAVOC to let lose the dogs of war, hit their nuclear establishments before Israel gets in to the act, this is the turning point, the West either wins or loses there is no middle ground, that was lost on 9/11.
Iraq versus Vietnam
Views is waiting for the President to give his speech on 10 January from the Oval Office, comment all about the place, is a surge short or long term policy and will the Congress causes problems for the President, till then Views has been reading some interesting articles on Iraq.
The UK Guardian. In essence want the Congress to act on Iraq, same views as the New York Times.
RCP on the relationship between the Parties as the year goes ahead in the context of Iraq.
The speech is the turning point, it will be like 1968 and the speech by LBJ when he removed himself from the race in the drive for peace. The plan failed and Vietnam and the Democrats lost in the election of 1968. Bush 43, if he wins in Iraq, the the Republicans should win in 2008, if not then the Democrats will take the White House and keep Congress. The stakes and rewards are high.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
New York Times and The Real World
The New York Times has lost the plot, the West is at WAR, WAR, 9/11. 7/7. This is not Watergate or Vietnam, this is worse, 9/11, three thousand dead, over 50 killed in the UK, last time we suffered something like that was in WW2. NYT get in to real World, our world of the 9 to 5 guy, security first, your liberal agenda never.
Friday, January 05, 2007
The Letter
The Democrats have not wasted their time, they have sent a letter to President Bush that states the the USA should start a phased withdrawal from Iraq and not place more troops in to combat operations. Are we seeing another re - play of Vietnam, but in many respects this time the costs are much higher, USA and the UK can not afford to lose Iraq like Vietnam, the Viet Cong did not come to attack the West, the terrorist groups in Iraq if they win could use Iraq as a base of operations to attack the West, e.g USA and UK. The President has to stand tough, weakness is never appreciated while courage of your ideas is always applauded.
The Democrats ride in to town!
Nancy Pelosi has became Speaker, it will be interesting to see the First Hundred Hours, will she work with the President or is this pay back time.
Here are some of the articles from the American Media on the Event:
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Tax and a DEMOCRAT
Interesting Article by a real Democrat on what the Democrats really want, Mario Cuomo, former Governor of New York. OR in political land, the Hamlet on the Hudson.
The Mother of Political Battles?
Its 2007 folks and the Democrats are in charge, the President wants his tax cuts to stay the same the Democrats on the whole if forced to tell the truth would want to raise the taxes of working Americans. If the Democrats start to play to the crowd then the President has no choice but to use his Veto on most Bills that come from the Democrats. The President should draw a line in the sand over a simple matter, it does not matter what, no concessions by the Democrats then they get no Bills to play to their supporters. 2008 is only two years away, the President should make every Democrat contender worry what his mad Democrats in Congress will do next. Make the candidates work for the administration. If nominees cant buck their party supporters make them pay, the President has the biggest STAGE, if they don't support his policy in Iraq, show them up to be nothing better than weak leaders. This is not a time for another Jimmy Carter.
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