December 18, 2005
""My fellow citizens, not only can we win the war in Iraq, we are winning the war in Iraq," [Bush] said.
"To retreat before victory would be an act of recklessness and dishonor and I will not allow it," he said"
Bush: Iraq pullout would hurt credibility December 18, 2005
Seconded by none other than:
"You've
heard some prominent voices advocating a sudden withdrawal of our
forces from Iraq," [Cheney] told hundreds of troops [in Iraq]. "Some
have suggested that the war is not winnable and a few seem almost eager
to conclude the struggle is already over. But they are wrong. The only
way to lose this fight is to quit and that is not an option."
Cheney Visits Iraq Amid Surge of Violence December 18, 2005
As the US Forges ahead to Final Victory!
"The
Army met its recruiting goal for November by again accepting a high
percentage of recruits who scored in the lowest category on the
military’s aptitude tests, Pentagon officials said Thursday, raising
renewed concerns that the quality of the all-volunteer force will
suffer." Army accepts more low-aptitude recruits December 16, 2005 While in reality: "Bush
was so rattled he delivered four speeches to shore up support. He
acknowledged failures — faulty intelligence, bad decisions that helped
trigger the insurgency, botched rebuilding efforts, etc. He admitted
that at least 30,000 Iraqis are dead.
Yet, he said he was right to
have invaded and that he would keep the troops there, because Iraq is
central to the security of the U.S.
His logic stacks up thus:
He
went to war because of weapons of mass destruction, about which he was
given the wrong information, but he would have invaded anyway. Iraq was
not a threat to the U.S. but, having made it one, he cannot retreat.
The fact is, Iraq is still no threat to America. It is a threat only to the Americans in Iraq."
Ignatieff now in dubious company over torture December 18, 2005
The meaning of words: "Victory in Iraq" has the following definition according to Bush's and Cheney's dictionaries:
- Killing however many Iraqis necessary
- Killing the minimum number of Americans (and other "coalitions"), or at least keeping a lid on published figures
- At whatever cost to Iraqis, both now and in the future
- At whatever cost the American public will bear
- Succeeding in installing an amenable Iraqi "government"
- Permitting the discrete maintenance of at least four American military bases on Iraqi soil
- Allowing us unfettered access to Iraqi oil (and other treasury, as deemed necessary)
- All the while under the unquestioned cloak of "democracy" (defined as circumstances require)
- While not triggering an unmanageable domestic insurrection amongst American "patriots".
Finally, I understand !! "Victory means troops comin' out, but troops comin' out doesn't mean victory."
From a Comment by Evelyn at 2:47 pm, December, 17, 2005 Backdropping the victory In fact, it will be either .............................................................. Or
 
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