Let's Get to the Bottom of it...

The reason I welcome the ongoing battle on Capital Hill regarding Iraq is that the truth of our current status must come out. I do not care about past mistakes, every war had them in abundance. Let us now be definitive about where we are and what we are up against. While I cannot stomach partisan politics, I truly believe we will rise above it on this issue. Too many on both sides realize what is at stake if we lose. No one is talking about cut, run and accept a loss mentality. Everyone appears to be well aware of the severity of such actions. The debate is over how to proceed.

When I read articles like the one published today by the BBC, I get more than a little uncomfortable. If the United States, no matter how noble it's original intentions, is being played a fool with the lives of our soldiers at stake, the game must be changed. If we are being manipulated by Shiites on one hand and Sunni's on the other while our people are being killed, it's time to call a time out. We don't have to call the game but a break to reassess, absolutely.

I don't know for sure what is going on over there. For far too long every source of information has been filtered, tainted and spun. However, the debates taking place now are essential to clear the air, educate the American people and allow proper perspective to sink in. Then, united, we must devise the best strategy possible to protect our nation long term.

Iraqis split on Bush's last gamble
By Clive Myrie BBC News, Baghdad

So what do ordinary Iraqis think of President Bush's decision to send around 20,000 extra troops to their country?

Well it depends who you ask, and whether they are Shia or Sunni. The vast majority of the Shia population here think it is a disastrous idea.

Ask Haythem Zalzala, a pharmacist with impeccable English. He runs a chemist shop in the Karada area of central Baghdad and he summed up the view of many here.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6252123.stm

The NY Times Endless Spiral...

The New York Times is relentless in it's pursuit of spinning every possible negative angle imaginable regarding the administration's efforts to succeed in Iraq. They must wake up every day and ask themselves "what negative spin can we create today?"

This morning's lead headline reports how the hanging of mass murderer Hussein and his equally guilty family members has created far more damage than good in the war on terror. It's obvious that The Times is counting on its readers to either be as biased as they are or have the emotional maturity of children. Once again, they utilize their once highly respected publication as a partisan (far left) means to weaken American will against the war.

Without question they are a far larger asset to Iran than Hezbollah.

News Analysis
Hangings Fuel Sectarian Split Across Mideast
By MICHAEL SLACKMAN
A pan-Muslim unity from the war between Israel and Hezbollah is waning and Sunni-Shiite tension is rising after the executions of Saddam Hussein and two lieutenants in Iraq.