3 Words: bush, Iraq, Finished

[welshTerrier2]

U.S. military strength will mean nothing against a massive rebellion by hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. In countries like China, with unrestrained power, rebellions can be quashed ... but bush (always lowercase) is naive to think that he wields such power in Iraq ...

World opinion is strongly opposed to the U.S. already ... bush has promised us small children with flowers greeting "their american liberators" ... what will he promise with hundreds of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims demanding their right to self-governance ... what will he do when U.S. troops and U.S. tanks are surrounded by hundreds of thousands of unarmed Iraqi citizens ?? and what will he do as Americans come to understand the folly of his policy in Iraq ??

U.S. policy has badly miscalculated the situation ... in trying to impose stability in Iraq, and not allowing natural forces to take their course, the U.S. has invested in excess of $150 billion dollars to achieve greater instability ... civil war in Iraq is inevitable ... the Shi'ite Muslims, the Sunnis and the Kurds will each seek their own autonomy. Does bush think he can send Rove (rover?) over there to build a groundswell of support for a hand-picked U.S. puppet? Is he kidding ?? does he think that the Supreme Court will appoint his choice if elections in Iraq are closely contested ??

Currently, reports indicate that there are tens of thousands demonstrating for free elections ... don't be surprised if that number is hundreds of thousands within a few days ... U.S. troops will be overwhelmed by the sheer number of Iraqis opposing them ... operations will grind to a halt ... wake up, george, you have no cards left to play ...

democratic candidates would be wise to understand these developments and show leadership in addressing them ... regardless of whether candidates have, or have not supported the war, it is time to understand and speak out on these historic, unfolding events ...

source: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20040119/ts_nm/iraq_dc


Tens of thousands of Shi'ite Muslims marched through Baghdad Monday to demand early elections but Iraq's U.S. governor prepared to tell the United Nations that any such vote is impractical until next year.

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But many Shi'ites, who make up about 60 percent of Iraq's population and were oppressed by Saddam and previous Sunni Muslim rulers, want elections sooner. Many thousands waved banners and shouted slogans in support of Sistani in Baghdad.

"All the people are with you, Sayyed Ali," the crowd chanted. "Yes, yes to unity, yes, yes to elections."