It is a real pleasure to see President Bush’s "surge" working so well.. It has made it possible for American Senators to casually stroll through Baghdad’s marketplaces with only a 200 soldier escort and Kevlar body armor. What a change from what things were like before the war. As another example of how well it’s working , a bomb went off in the Iraqi Parliament building killing one lawmaker and injuring dozens. Another shining example of the success of Bush’s plan!
A bomb went off in Parliament! For God’s sake that’s in the middle of the alleged Green Zone and if we can’t keep that safe what the heck are we there for? Why could this happen? Well I am no defense analyst, but I do know human nature. The Iraqi security forces are corrupt. They take bribes and do their job only when American’s are watching them. Listening to a story on NPR from a soldier in Iraq working with these forces, he said that they did a passable job when prodded by the US observers, but as soon as those observers turned their backs, they did little if anything to keep the peace.
Time to pull out and let them settle this civil war themselves. Unfortunately, we will always be remembered for starting it. That will be Bush’s legacy. There is no way we can stop it, and to stay will only serve to inflame passions on both sides of the conflict and get many more people killed.
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