I’ll just let Eugene Robinson say it for me…
Stay the Course? What Course?: “Today’s generation of jihadists was forged in Afghanistan fighting the Soviet occupation. How long will the next generation, being forged in Iraq fighting the American occupation, be with us?
Iraq is just one theater in Bush’s ‘war.’ Elsewhere, Afghanistan is once again ablaze as the resurgent Taliban counterattacks. Somalia is coming under the sway of an Islamic militia that may harbor al-Qaeda militants. America’s popularity in the world continues to fall.
But George W. Bush forges ahead, trying vainly to kill a poisonous, retrograde ideology with bullets and bombs. His ‘war’ is self-perpetuating, and no one even knows what victory would look like. Long after he’s gone, we’ll still be looking for a way to end the mess he began.”
In 2004 I was halfhearted in wishing for a Democratic victory. I felt if Kerry won he would be saddled with Bush’s war and unable to bring it to an end that would allow America to again hold up it’s head on the world stage. I was of the opinion that Bush should have to deal with the results of his actions himself…I was wrong.
George W Bush has no clue what his war has wrought. And his “stay the course” would be great if he had a compass and a map. Sadly he has neither and doesn’t seem to realize that he is missing them.
