BUSH AND THE TRUTH
Does Bush ever tell the truth? Bush stated that his war in Iraq has reduced terrorists/al Qaeda recruitments. Bush stated that the Taliban and al Qaeda were eradicated in Afghanistan and that she was his poster child for democracy in the region. Bush stated that we were winning in Iraq and that troop reductions would begin this fall.
Contrary to Bush’s rosy assessment of Iraq and Afghanistan, here are the stark facts. The Taliban and al Qaeda now control most of the countryside of Afghanistan, poppy production is at an all time high (NATO's supreme commander, Gen. Jones, stated recently that Afghanistan is "unfortunately well on its way" to becoming a "narco-state"), al Qaeda/terrorists are controlling some Iraqi provinces, Iraq is in on the verge of civil war, over 150,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, and CENTCOM commander Gen. Abizaid stated that the 140,000 U.S. troops would have to remain in Iraq until at least mid 2007.
A National Intelligence Estimate, with all 16 spy services in agreement, concluded the Iraq war has aided a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has increased since September 11.
Bush, who made the same fallacy of so many naïve leaders, opted for a two front war before securing the first front, Afghanistan. Also, Bush tried to do it on the cheap, which in the long run is costing America more casualties and billion of dollars.
Retired Gen. Batiste (ground commander in Iraq).summed it up best: "I believe that Secretary Rumsfeld (and Bush)..did not tell the American people the truth for fear of losing support for the war in Iraq," He added that if Bush had concentrated on Afghanistan, it would have "not fueled Islamic fundamentalism across the globe, and not created more enemies than there were insurgents."
Christian Gatsby
Contrary to Bush’s rosy assessment of Iraq and Afghanistan, here are the stark facts. The Taliban and al Qaeda now control most of the countryside of Afghanistan, poppy production is at an all time high (NATO's supreme commander, Gen. Jones, stated recently that Afghanistan is "unfortunately well on its way" to becoming a "narco-state"), al Qaeda/terrorists are controlling some Iraqi provinces, Iraq is in on the verge of civil war, over 150,000 Iraqi civilians have been killed, and CENTCOM commander Gen. Abizaid stated that the 140,000 U.S. troops would have to remain in Iraq until at least mid 2007.
A National Intelligence Estimate, with all 16 spy services in agreement, concluded the Iraq war has aided a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has increased since September 11.
Bush, who made the same fallacy of so many naïve leaders, opted for a two front war before securing the first front, Afghanistan. Also, Bush tried to do it on the cheap, which in the long run is costing America more casualties and billion of dollars.
Retired Gen. Batiste (ground commander in Iraq).summed it up best: "I believe that Secretary Rumsfeld (and Bush)..did not tell the American people the truth for fear of losing support for the war in Iraq," He added that if Bush had concentrated on Afghanistan, it would have "not fueled Islamic fundamentalism across the globe, and not created more enemies than there were insurgents."
Christian Gatsby
