Posted on 12/06/2006 2:06:31 PM PST by Sabramerican
JOHN Bolton's resignation as the American ambassador to the United Nations makes it official: The Bush administration is now drifting idly toward a mixture of centrism and impotence.
In less than a month, two of President Bush's stronger and more independent aides - Donald Rumsfeld and Bolton - have been dispatched. Rumsfeld's designated successor, former CIA head Robert Gates, is a leading member of the Beltway's permanent bureaucracy.
The administration seems to be waiting for the Baker-Hamilton commission of old Washington hands to dictate U.S. policy on Iraq. Leaks from the commission suggest it will recommend a gradual U.S. withdrawal camouflaged by negotiations with Iran and Syria over a new Mideast grand bargain.
All of this feeds an exaggerated defeatism in the United States over Iraq.
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Rumsfeld's abrupt firing was an act of flagrant disloyalty to a loyal subordinate. The defense secretary had made his share of mistakes - notably, his failure to crush looting immediately after the fall of Baghdad - but he had followed the president's policy faithfully.
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We don't know for certain the reasons for Bolton's departure: Either the White House wasn't prepared to fight for him, or he was no longer prepared to lend his voice to the diplomatic charade over Iran and North Korea. Either way, his departure demonstrates timidity on the administration's part. The net result will be that Bush has one less loyal subordinate in the shrinking ranks of his own administration.
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ESAD.
It's time for us, probably now more than ever, to stand behind President W and give him our active encouragement.
I suggest cards, letters, phone calls, and emails, as well as prayers.
And to spread the truth around to those we know, about why the President has determined to finish the job in Iraq, etc.
I just don't get how the media and the solons themselves are willing to celebrate error as triumph, in a life-and-death matter, simply because everyone is willing to be wrong together. I'm trying to figure out whether that is more craven or dumb
Apparently the price of tea in China is worth more than a diplomat worth his salt.
bttt
The entire report is contemptuous of the military, spoken of as pawns on a chess table, barriers, observers, buffers, and trainers.
I remember a retrospective on the first Gulf War. They highlighted all of the key players and what they did the day leading up to the start. Cheney had gone to the Vietnam Memorial and considered the gravity of his decision. Baker went to home, mixed a drink and turned on the TV to watch. I thought then he was exactly as Bennett describes here.
At least for the sane among us.
I'm not holding out much hope for the "Menendez Brothers" wing of the GOP.
That is a weird thing, eh? They like force more when used internally than externally...sort of like how they like punishing the law-abiding more than they like punishing the criminal.
All right now: I'm getting punchy and now I'm ROFLMAO.......that was just too funny.
Do you think calling me a BushBot makes me mad? Or makes me feel silly?
If so, quickly rid yourself of that thought; I am proud to support this man -- a man who will go down in history as one of our greatest presidents.
And I am proud to be FOR something, rather than against everything.
And he's STILL there.
God bless you and your son.
I have lost my son also, so I know how that feels. **Hugs**
BRAVO!!! President Bush needs to stand up to his distractors. Americans admire men of strength and determination.
Actually, I see the 82nd blocking some dictatorial grab by Hillary and Co.
I would suggest that it's a good thing that our military has a disdain for anti-American forms of government; you know, defending against enemies foreign and domestic
...as former military, the thought of serving under Pelosi or Hillary makes me sick.....really sick.
Yes, it is a weird thing. But they most definitely have shown through history that their secular utopia requires a lot of guns, prisons and graves.
Here's the link to the Bennett thread:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1749698/posts
....actually, you don't have to be military to have an ill stomach regarding either of these two being commander-in-chief.
I had the good fortune of serving under Reagan......yeah, baby. What more could a soldier ask?
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