Bush's Iraq Policy Bothers Conservatives

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_6014.shtml

At age 79, Brent Scowcroft doesn't have much to lose if he speaks his mind. So despite his close ties to the first President Bush, he's not averse to keeping his distance from the second.

Scowcroft, a retired lieutenant general who served as national security adviser to the former president, is not nearly as sanguine as the incumbent president on the Jan. 30 National Assembly elections in Iraq.

The elections "won't be a promising transformation, and it has great potential for deepening the conflict. We may be seeing incipient civil war at this time," Scowcroft told a recent gathering sponsored by the New America Foundation.

Anxiety among President Bush's Republican base about the elections and overall U.S. policy toward Iraq seems to be rising. Larry Diamond, who served as a senior adviser for the now-disbanded, U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, sees the same danger as Scowcroft.

[Ezlivin]

1. Bush's Iraq Policy Kills Iraqi Civilians

But, hey, that doesn't bother the neocons, does it?

Glad to see that Scowcroft is acting with some sort of rationality. My god, how much more will this maniac have to do before other sane people come out of the woodwork?

[pinto]

2. I'd love to hear one reporter ask "civil war?" at a WH press conference.

Not holding my breath and I understand the "access" game is played verrry seriously by the Bushbots, but man I'd love to hear someone say, "Mr. President, do you think we are seeing the development of a civil war in Iraq? What's your opinion?".......

(ed for spell)

[Gothmog]

3. Iraq is very close to a civil war that would be a disaster

I can see Iraq breaking up into three countries. The kurds in the north would be a powerful force and would cause Turkey to be very nervous. The shia would be aligned with Iran and would strengthen that regime. The Sunnis have no oil and would be forced to fight.

[Chipper Chat]

4. Look for Scowcroft to be discredited soon.

Bushworld takes no prisoners.

[MichiganVote]

5. Iraq non-policy "BOTHERS" conservatives? Oh boy, how can they stand it?

What a bunch of shit headline.