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  • Bush Adopts British (Malayan) Colonial Model For Iraq

    12/02/2005 5:49:01 PM PST · by blam · 22 replies · 838+ views
    The Telegraph (UK) ^ | 12-3-2005 | Alec Russell
    Bush adopts British colonial model for Iraq By Alec Russell in Washington (Filed: 03/12/2005) The success of British colonial forces against the Malay rebellion in the 1950s is being commended in the United States as a template for victory in Iraq. Col Andrew Krepinevich, a Vietnam veteran, has been touring congressional offices, the Pentagon and newspapers since autumn espousing an "oil spot strategy". An American soldier hands out colouring books to Iraqi children This week President George W Bush all but formally endorsed a modified version of that approach as official policy. Rather than focus on hunting down the enemy,...