Sunday, October 08, 2006
A change of course?
The NY Times has a report on the bi-partisan commission on Iraq being led by James Baker. It seems that they might actually suggest some ideas that could work.
Sounds good leading up to the election. But you know this bird won't fly. It is a direct threat to Cheney and Rummy. Remember they have daily direct access to the king's ear. And in the eyes of Our Dear Embattled Leader, James Baker is tainted by association with dear old Dad. So it will look hopeful before the election and collapse totally afterwards. Because ODEL has promised never to withdraw from Iraq and he never alters his course once it is set.
In an interview on the ABC News program “This Week,” Mr. Baker said, “I think it’s fair to say our commission believes that there are alternatives between the stated alternatives, the ones that are out there in the political debate, of ‘stay the course’ and ‘cut and run.’ ”
Mr. Baker, who served Mr. Bush’s father as secretary of state and White House chief of staff, did explicitly reject a rapid withdrawal from Iraq, which he said would only invite Iran, Syria and “even our friends in the gulf” to fill the power vacuum.
While heading the commission, Mr. Baker has been talking to President Bush regularly and is unlikely to issue suggestions that the president has not tacitly approved. The independent panel was requested by Congress. Today, he was asked about statements last week by the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Senator John W. Warner of Virginia, who said Iraq was “drifting sideways” and urged consideration of a “change of course” if the Iraqi government cannot restore order in two or three months.
Asked if he agreed with that timetable, Mr. Baker said: “Yes, absolutely. And we’re taking a look at other alternatives.”
Sounds good leading up to the election. But you know this bird won't fly. It is a direct threat to Cheney and Rummy. Remember they have daily direct access to the king's ear. And in the eyes of Our Dear Embattled Leader, James Baker is tainted by association with dear old Dad. So it will look hopeful before the election and collapse totally afterwards. Because ODEL has promised never to withdraw from Iraq and he never alters his course once it is set.
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