I just heard Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell say on All Things Considered: “He foresees a long-term mission in Iraq similar to the U.S. deployment in South Korea.” Um, for 57 years and counting, Senator? That ought to go over well with the soldiers, their families, and the American public.
Over at Making Light, commenter Terry Karney composes the speech we should have heard on September 12, 2001. “There are people who are willing to commit heinous acts to change what we do, who we are, and how we act. We are not the only nation to face such problems, the Basque separatists in Spain, …
So we’re going to be told that the Bush war machine will “withdraw” the same 30,000 troops that went into Iraq as the surge’s main body, and this will somehow serve as a sign of progress. I am reminded of that old David Bromberg song “Sharon” when I imagine this afternoon’s speech. To be properly …