TNH Recap
Well, it's over and all I can say is: "Andrew Bogut?" Good luck, Bucks!
Meanwhile, back on the ranch...er, base: The President gives his post-major combat operations pep rally speech. It's also known as: Mission Accomplished: 2005. In it, he acknowledges that people have died, praises the remaining Iraqis who aren't shooting at our troops, begs TV viewers to enlist, and essentially blames Saddam Hussein's regime for 9/11.
I'm pleased to hear that he acknowledges that people do die in wars, and curious about his stance on military advice: he's only going to listen to the generals and leaders on the field. These same generals didn't know about the abuses at Abu Ghraib until after the fact, by the way.
The multiple references to 9/11 (at least five) were expected, but the attempt to link it to what's going on in Iraq was just plain pathetic. Why? Because Saddam was a dictator, not a terrorist. He ruled a country with a cruel iron fist; he did not orchestrate hijacking planes to fly into U.S. buildings. Like I've said before, it's like comparing Dr. Doom to Magneto.
There a few things to note about his speech. One: if things in Iraq were really going as planned, this wouldn't have been necessary. Two: it should have been a radio address because his body language (the smirking when talking about death and sacrifice) betrayed his message. Three: if he wasn't going to set a timetable, he should have just said he can't because that's a military decision, not the old "it empowers the bad guys" excuse.
Did I learn anything new? Only that the President believes that we can't leave until the Iraqis can stand firmly on their own two feet. So we're not taking off the training wheels until they learn to ride the bike without them, basically. Read that last sentence again.
I just hope this buys the President enough time to come up with something comprehensive and realistic.
Meanwhile, back on the ranch...er, base: The President gives his post-major combat operations pep rally speech. It's also known as: Mission Accomplished: 2005. In it, he acknowledges that people have died, praises the remaining Iraqis who aren't shooting at our troops, begs TV viewers to enlist, and essentially blames Saddam Hussein's regime for 9/11.
I'm pleased to hear that he acknowledges that people do die in wars, and curious about his stance on military advice: he's only going to listen to the generals and leaders on the field. These same generals didn't know about the abuses at Abu Ghraib until after the fact, by the way.
The multiple references to 9/11 (at least five) were expected, but the attempt to link it to what's going on in Iraq was just plain pathetic. Why? Because Saddam was a dictator, not a terrorist. He ruled a country with a cruel iron fist; he did not orchestrate hijacking planes to fly into U.S. buildings. Like I've said before, it's like comparing Dr. Doom to Magneto.
There a few things to note about his speech. One: if things in Iraq were really going as planned, this wouldn't have been necessary. Two: it should have been a radio address because his body language (the smirking when talking about death and sacrifice) betrayed his message. Three: if he wasn't going to set a timetable, he should have just said he can't because that's a military decision, not the old "it empowers the bad guys" excuse.
Did I learn anything new? Only that the President believes that we can't leave until the Iraqis can stand firmly on their own two feet. So we're not taking off the training wheels until they learn to ride the bike without them, basically. Read that last sentence again.
I just hope this buys the President enough time to come up with something comprehensive and realistic.
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