Iraq forever
By Libby
Spencer Ackerman unpacks a joint declaration of "principles" for "friendship and cooperation" jointly released this morning by Bush and Maliki. He kindly translates the Bushspeak and finds the hidden agenda.
The negotiation process is transparently timed to make it extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, for the next administration to end the occupation which as I recall, Bush once admitted in an unguarded moment, was his main goal in Iraq. Some might call this a foreign policy strategy. Me, I call it a corporate crony protection plan. Bush wants to make certain that the reckless spending doesn't end when his term does.
Oh, and remember those permanent military bases that we're definitely not building? Never mind. Bush was only kidding. Of course we'll need those to perfect the plan.
Spencer Ackerman unpacks a joint declaration of "principles" for "friendship and cooperation" jointly released this morning by Bush and Maliki. He kindly translates the Bushspeak and finds the hidden agenda.
In other words, we're staying in Iraq [forever] to defend Nouri al-Maliki against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The negotiation process is transparently timed to make it extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, for the next administration to end the occupation which as I recall, Bush once admitted in an unguarded moment, was his main goal in Iraq. Some might call this a foreign policy strategy. Me, I call it a corporate crony protection plan. Bush wants to make certain that the reckless spending doesn't end when his term does.
Oh, and remember those permanent military bases that we're definitely not building? Never mind. Bush was only kidding. Of course we'll need those to perfect the plan.
posted by Libby Spencer at 12:03 PM
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