"I just wonder if they will ever tell us the truth." - Harold Casey, Louisville, KY, October 2004.
Or at least, testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday :
Rumsfeld insisted that success in Iraq "cannot be defined by domestic tranquility."
(Rumsfeld Will Not Set Timetable for Iraq Withdrawal by Daniela Deane Washington Post 06/23/05)
Obviously, there's not a high level of "domestic tranquility" in Iraq right now. But Rummy says that doesn't matter.
Let's see, the two official reasons for the war in the Congressional war resolution of October 2002 were dealing with Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and responding to any involvement that might be shown of Saddam's regime in the 9/11 attacks.
So now we know that there were no WMDs there. And no Iraqi involvement in the 9/11 attacks. And Rummy says that achieving "domestic tranquility" isn't even a goal, or at least not one that's meaningful for measuring success.
So, mission accomplished. We've succeeded. Plus, Dick Cheney says the insurgency is in its last throes anyway. The troops should be coming home over the next couple of weeks. Home by Christmas. Or maybe by Thanksgiving. Or even Halloween.
Of course, there's still Iraq's oil ...
1 comment:
I had a dream last night that Bush freed Saddam and provided him with sufficient Blackwater and other mercenery protection as he needed to safely move into one of his old palaces. Then the Marines were employed to attack Shi'ite forces in several cities while Saddam rallied his Sunni faithful to come to his aid.
Over the objections of our British allies, we then provided air support to Saddam's loyalist forces in their recapture of Kirkuk.
In 48 hours, we stabilized Iraq and announced our intentions to withdraw all Troops by the end of June.
The Medal of Freedom was awarded to Dick Cheney just as I awoke in a cold sweat.
Neil
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