But you really must stay for dinner…I insist!
Back in November ’03, when King George the Witless announced his plans to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqis and gradually withdraw our troops, I made the point that it wouldn’t be so easy to withdraw. Although the conventional wisdom is that the Iraqis want us gone, both Swopa and I have argued that matters really aren’t so simple; there are many folks that are just itching to take on the Great Satan and kick his ass.
During the period of (general) quiet following the November edict, when the (American) body count was a one-a-day trickle, political pundits pronounced that the ’04 election was going to be about the economy, not about the war. Perhaps that could explain why most Dems gravitated to Kerry as more ‘electable’ than Dean.
But in my November prediction, I suggested that it wouldn’t be too hard for the Iraqis to keep their American pinata around. And thanks to Preznit Dumbass and his reactionary supporters, it looks like we’re about to swim deeper into the quicksand.
Stumble it!
Tags: 2004 Presidential Election, George Bush, Howard Dean, Iraq Occupation, John Kerry
