TOO LITTLE TOO LATE OR JUST IN TIME

But as in the case of Napoleon, the attempt by President George W Bush to achieve his goals through the use of military force has backfired, creating the conditions for a civil war in Iraq, radicalizing the Palestinians, empowering Hezbollah in Lebanon, antagonizing the Syrians and the Iranians, and as a result, destabilizing the entire Middle East, from Iraq to Israel/Palestine through Lebanon.

"Birth Pangs of a
New Middle East'"?
by Leon Hadar
July 27, 2006




"I have never painted a rosy picture.”
Donald H. Rumsfeld
At the Senate Armed Services Committee on August 3, 2006.

“War with Iraq could last, you know, six days, six weeks. I doubt six months."
Donald H. Rumsfeld
In a town hall meeting with U.S. forces in Aviano, Italy Feb. 7, 2003.

A majority of the American people now believe (finally) that the Pre-Emptive Bombing and Invasion of Iraq was a mistake.
The U.S. war and occupation in Iraq was a waste of time, money and human life.
Yes, it WAS the wrong war, at the wrong time and in the wrong place!
Now, a “mere” $50,000,000 is being rushed to central Baghdad for “emergency” measures to (finally) re-construct the devastation done by the American government.
Thank you Mr. Long War President, George W. Bush…for too little too late.
This quick fix is aimed to bolster confidence in Iraqi citizens that things are getting better.
Same old story.
Promises, promises, and more promises.
Army Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq and chief of U.S. Central Command; U.S. Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld (always defensive) appeared before the Senate's Armed Services Committee on Thursday August 3, 2006.
Rumsfeld, as always, was more concerned about his own ego than about the war.
The generals seemed cowed and cautious.
None of these signs are without unpleasant omens.
What’s next?
It seems that Tarot cards or Ouija boards might be more accurate predictors at this late stage in the Bush Shock and Awe Pre-Emptive Iraq War and Occupation on-the-edge of civil war.
Because no one in this prevaricating Bush administration has been very accurate yet.
Don’t pass the ammunition…but say your prayers.