[Imal]

"Strategery", anyone?

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[FreeCanuckistan]

Good post and well said. With you all the way on this....Prez Bush will be honored by history.

[Mike Darancette]

Good Vanity BUMP

[Stirner]

Your speculations could be accurate. I hope that they are. But I have my doubts that things are tied up so neatly. Bush could be way above average as a strategerist and still there will be lapses and dropped balls. I hope we have solid evidence of Sadaam's weapons violations, but we might not. If it were a tremendous bluff on Bush's part, proceeding on the logic that says Sadaam is hiding things without the data to nail it, I'd perhaps admire him even more than if he had "proof positive" in his back pocket.

[Cboldt]

Nice read - don't make it your last vanity post!

[mombonn]

I am fairly convinced that the Bush administration is in possession of some very hard evidence that Iraq not only has weapons of mass destruction . . .

I heard Tony Snow on Hannity this afternoon. He said that indeed Bush DOES have proof positive of a "smoking gun", and will use it at the appropriate time. He said that much is being held back to protect those providing the information, because as soon as it is made known, they are as good as dead.

There was a tone in his voice that made me believe he trusts his source of information.

Very thoughtful vanity, BTW. Thanks.

[SoDak]

After reading lately from different sources that there's a possibility Hussein would be talked into exile in Algeria along with his sons, I began to realize that if this happens, Dubya would accomplish what neither his father nor Billie Jeff could, will do it perhaps without sacrificing one American life, and in essence will stick it to the whole left wing of this country in the process. That's not to say it'll happen, probably won't, but it could. Underestimating the team in the Whitehouse or Dubya isn't wise.

[Drewman626]

I completely agree with you. So far, I have seen two very obvious instances of "strategery". One - He claims he's going to form a coallition to force Iraq to disarm. The Dem's cry foul saying he needs to go to the UN... it's a political move, why can't it wait until after the election, etc etc etc. The Dem's take position AGAINST military involvement. The Dem's figure the best way to make it a non-election issue is to get it over with and pass thier bill. They do... begrudgingly. He quickly changes topics to Homeland Security and runs the election on that. Cha-ching.

Now Bush say's he'll go to the UN... touche'. He calls for the UN to pass a new Resolution calling for consequences if Iraq doesn't abide. The UN must pass "something" now to address the news. The US quietly tells the UN that if they propose a Resolution without the consequences clause, the US will veto it. Smart move. The UN passes the resolution 19-0 and the country wonders how the Dem's could vote against it, but it passed the UN, the very body they called on Bush to get support from, 19-0. Smart move number two.

Even before 911, I remember realizing that Bush was beating the Dem's at their own game. Every week... EVERY SINGLE WEEK, Bush was in the news again saying he's going to do this or propose this or whatever... he changed the subject literally every few days. THe Dem's can't catch up. They can't get their Talking Points memos out fast enough before it's yesterday's news. They can't combat the issue because there's a new issue to talk about. It was great!

I give a lot of credit to Rove. Now there's been two hyped up exposes' of the Bush White House. Anyone and everyone is saying that this man loves to be underrated. I and have to say... anyone in power who is not only content with being underrated by the vast majority, but also using it to his advantage, has to have a whole lot of confidence.

I commend this guy. I do think he'll go down as one of the better Presidencies of the modern era.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Doesn't have the sheer intellectual firepower of a moose or cheese vanity, but it will do....

Just kidding, nice work.

[Wolfstar]

Whether or not your analysis is correct — and I'm pinging The Great Satan whose analysis is equally as compelling as and dovetails with yours — my big concern is that the Administration is running out of time to act. And I don't mean the "weather window" the media always obssesses over. We are already in the early stages of the 2004 election cycle. By this Fall, anything the president does will be framed by the Dems and the media as being due to his reelection campaign. As we move troops, materiel, aircraft and ships into the gulf region, it becomes increasingly costly to keep them sitting around without acting. This eventually will become a campaign issue. PR-wise, it will become easier and easier for the president's enemies, both here and abroad, to raise doubts in the public mind. The pressure on Tony Blair, our one reliable European ally, is growing, and it's coming from his own Labour Party. The delay is allowing North Korea the opportunity to saber-rattle, which further enables the Left to sow doubt. So I hope both your intelligent analyses prove true — and soon.

By the way, one reason among several for the delay is the upcoming Israeli elections. We need a settled Israeli government in place before moving.

[RedWhiteBlue]

Nice work. Brings to mind this editorial: Why He Drives Them Crazy.

[pt17]

Good, thoughtful post, Imal. There aren't many vanity posts that bring me out of the woodwork but yours did and I hope you continue. One thing to keep in mind about this President is that he's surrounded himself with some very bright, capable and mature people. Such talent generally doesn't like to be around people like Clinton, who was one of those stupid men who have to unzip their fly to count to eleven.

[BfloGuy]

Well, I think you're right, of course.

I believe that the evidence is well-known in the government(s) and has been for quite a while.

We'll all recall that GWB was calling for the removal of Hussein during his campaign, and even in the debates against Gore. This isn't new.

The US knew it (the evidence), France knew it, the UK knew it, they all knew it. GWB realized something had to be done about it -- and he's doing it.

[FollowingTheGrace]

bump for later

[Starboard]

I think it is extremely unlikely that Bush will invade Iraq without the hard evidence he needs to put egg on the face of the U.N. and the Democrats, both of whom he despises and both of whom will look like idiots once the truth comes out.

I think we about to witness the mother of all stings. Thanks for the excellent (and likely prescient) post.

[Reactionary]

I think you're exactly right about this.

We know where the weapons are. The song and dance with the UN merely gives us an opportunity to move our assets to the region.

The war is on, folks. It's been in the works from the beginning of this entire episode.

[FreeReign]

I find it extremely unlikely that Bush is lying about Iraq, but I notice that he has not been at all forthcoming about details. This is apparently deliberate. Those foolish enough to jump on the bandwagon against him without any real basis to do so will be utterly discredited when he lays his cards on the table.

(My Bold)

*Smack*

[Mustang]

Outstanding post!

It's refreshing to read a Vanity inwhich one's "little grey cells" have been adroitly implemented.

BTW, your supppsitions re: W's "Strategery" are on target.

Mustang sends.

[GallopingGhost]

"because Saddam is much craftier than Mullah Omar..."

Mullah Omar