Friday, December 15, 2006
Our Dear Pig-Headed Leader Listens to his Generals
But that does not mean that he pays any attention to what they say, unless they say what he wants to hear. Witness the current move toward implementation of the "Surge" troop buildup in Iraq.
Military planners and White House budget analysts have been asked to provide President Bush with options for increasing American forces in Iraq by 20,000 or more. The request indicates that the option of a major “surge” in troop strength is gaining ground as part of a White House strategy review, senior administration officials said Friday.And despite several prominent generals in and out of Iraq saying there was no value to increased troop levels now, it seems that ODPL has found some generals who do say what he likes to hear.
Discussion of increasing the number of American troops, at least temporarily, has coursed through Washington for two months, as a possible way to reverse the deteriorating security situation in Baghdad. But the decision to ask the Joint Chiefs of Staff to specify where the additional forces could be found among overstretched Army, Marine and National Guard units, and to seek a cost estimate from the White House Office of Management and Budget, signifies a turn in the debate.
But Lt. Gen. Raymond T. Odierno, who is assuming day-to-day command of American troops in Iraq from Lt. Gen. Peter W. Chiarelli, is said to be sympathetic to the idea.Note the conditional. Something that will be casually ignored by ODPL and his evil minions. The only lasting result will be increased casualties and the cementing of George W. Bush's legacy as the Worst President Ever.
The surge proposal has also gained greater support among recently retired officers who served in Iraq, particularly if carried out as part of a broader political and economic strategy.
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