Rumsfeld is in Australia pontificating on how well things are going in Iraq. Lord Downer of Baghdad [speaking this morning on ABC referring to his having "spoken to Condi" the other day - a little big-noting?] rabbits on to the same tune. Meanwhile, those in the know - that is on the ground - keep on saying that things are far, far from going well in Iraq.
With George Bush having being Commander in Chief and the American propensity to give their President a degree of veneration which defies belief, the US Administration has thus far been able to basically keep the nation behind the Iraq war effort. No more! The majority no longer trust Bush.
Now comes news that the dike may have been broken - for the first time! A leading Democrat, who initially supported the war and who has an impecable track-record in many areas, has called for an end to the war and recalling the troops. He is the first politician to openly do so. Read the NYT report here.
It is interesting to speculate whether any politician in Australia or the UK is prepared to follow suit. Of course, in the USA Cheney [who can't really have any credibility - if he ever had any in the first place] was this morning banging on how George Bush and the Administration were being wrongly maligned with lies. Lies? An accusation of lying by Cheney? A little rich!
Also read this most interesting article by James Fallows on the Iraq "story-line" in The Huntington Post and who said what and when.
With George Bush having being Commander in Chief and the American propensity to give their President a degree of veneration which defies belief, the US Administration has thus far been able to basically keep the nation behind the Iraq war effort. No more! The majority no longer trust Bush.
Now comes news that the dike may have been broken - for the first time! A leading Democrat, who initially supported the war and who has an impecable track-record in many areas, has called for an end to the war and recalling the troops. He is the first politician to openly do so. Read the NYT report here.
It is interesting to speculate whether any politician in Australia or the UK is prepared to follow suit. Of course, in the USA Cheney [who can't really have any credibility - if he ever had any in the first place] was this morning banging on how George Bush and the Administration were being wrongly maligned with lies. Lies? An accusation of lying by Cheney? A little rich!
Also read this most interesting article by James Fallows on the Iraq "story-line" in The Huntington Post and who said what and when.
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