Keith Olbermann reviews President Bush’s track record regarding Iraq.
Yet notwithstanding that:
(1) this leadership has screwed up at every turn, and
(2) neither the Iraqi government or American military commanders asked for more U.S. troops,
we’re now supposed to risk more lives and dump more money into this nation-building fiasco. Wonderful.
UPDATE: The speech didn’t contain much that was unexpected, other than the veiled threat at expanding the war (see below). But I’m a bit confused by this line:
It is clear that we need to change our strategy in Iraq. So my national security team, military commanders, and diplomats conducted a comprehensive review. We consulted members of Congress from both parties, our allies abroad, and distinguished outside experts.
With the possible exception of Senator Lieberman (I), when was this alleged consultation with Democratic members of Congress? My understanding is that the Democratic leadership was only informed of the plan on Wednesday, just a few hours before the speech was released. That’s consultation?
Please, no. Limit one botched war per presidency.