A Tally of the Escalation Dissenters
So far, I count alot of factions/people against Bush's expected call for escalation:
1. The majority of the Democrats in Congress (currently led by Senator Ted Kennedy);
2. A minority of Republicans in Congress (like Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon);
3. At least one member of the Iraq Study Group (Leon Panetta);
4. 89% of the American Public, according to a CNN poll.
5. Tony Blair, who I mentioned the other day.
6. According to a report I heard on the radio, an Iraqi faction who said something to the effect of; "If 140,000 troops can't get it done, how can 20,000 more make a difference?"
7. The troops on the ground; which Ollie North confirmed.
8. Joint Chiefs of Staff (until they were given carrots).
9. Generals who were running the show but were replaced once they voiced their opposition (like Gen. Abizaid).
10. Colin Powell.
11. And President Bush, when it wasn't his idea.
So in short, pretty much damn near everyone thinks that this is (at best) something done too late to make a difference, or (at worse) the most disasterous thing that could be done in modern American military history. Which to me sounds like Bush went through his entire "listening tour" with his index fingers in his ears going "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA."
1. The majority of the Democrats in Congress (currently led by Senator Ted Kennedy);
2. A minority of Republicans in Congress (like Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon);
3. At least one member of the Iraq Study Group (Leon Panetta);
4. 89% of the American Public, according to a CNN poll.
5. Tony Blair, who I mentioned the other day.
6. According to a report I heard on the radio, an Iraqi faction who said something to the effect of; "If 140,000 troops can't get it done, how can 20,000 more make a difference?"
7. The troops on the ground; which Ollie North confirmed.
8. Joint Chiefs of Staff (until they were given carrots).
9. Generals who were running the show but were replaced once they voiced their opposition (like Gen. Abizaid).
10. Colin Powell.
11. And President Bush, when it wasn't his idea.
So in short, pretty much damn near everyone thinks that this is (at best) something done too late to make a difference, or (at worse) the most disasterous thing that could be done in modern American military history. Which to me sounds like Bush went through his entire "listening tour" with his index fingers in his ears going "LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA."
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