Bush said yesterday in a press conference with his lap-dog Blair, that he regret his use of the phrase 'bring it on' when he initially learned about the insurgency. Unfortunately, he is not only late, but completely misunderstands the situation both then and now. I used to criticize him for 'bring it on' because it appeared that the insurgency started after that, but now it's clear that the first combatants that were met in Iraq were insurgents and that statement did nothing to impact the situation. They were bringing it from the beginning of the war, and continued to bring it well after his 'mission accomplished' statement.
I'm not just being pedantic here. It's clear that neither Bush nor Blair understand the enemy. They didn't understand them then, and they don't understand them now. Bush and Blair go on and on about how they are fighting against democracy. That's bullshit. They are fighting us and each other in a battle for control. 80% of the poeple in Iraq want us out. 60% think it's ok to attack us. We need to get out and let each side duke it out for control of the country.
Oh, and what's with the TV news bashing? Bush and Blair talk about how the war is on our 'tv screens' all the time. Really? What channel? When? I don't see that at all. Certainly not like it was during Vietnam. I never see wounded our dead soldiers. Ocassionally I see a video of a guy shooting a machine gun or RPG, but that's it. How does this war effect the average American? It doesn't. There is no draft. Pictures of wounded and coffins are withheld from the media. And a lot of this war is being fought by contractors.
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