Bush Isolates Himself Further
Jim Lobe offers his own analysis of "the surge"
"President George W. Bush's decision to escalate U.S. military intervention in Iraq and issue new threats against Syria and Iran appears to have left him politically more isolated than ever. Both Democrats and Republicans expressed regret that Bush appeared to reject the central recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, particularly its call to gradually withdraw U.S. combat troops, tie future support for the Iraqi government to its efforts at healing the sectarian divide, and directly engage Iran and Syria, along with Baghdad's other neighbors, to stabilize the country. At the same time, military analysts said the 21,500 troops Bush plans to add to the 132,000 already deployed to Iraq were unlikely to succeed in their mission to pacify Baghdad and al Anbar province."
https://electroniciraq.net/news/2817.shtml
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=troop+surge
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jim+Lobe
"President George W. Bush's decision to escalate U.S. military intervention in Iraq and issue new threats against Syria and Iran appears to have left him politically more isolated than ever. Both Democrats and Republicans expressed regret that Bush appeared to reject the central recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, particularly its call to gradually withdraw U.S. combat troops, tie future support for the Iraqi government to its efforts at healing the sectarian divide, and directly engage Iran and Syria, along with Baghdad's other neighbors, to stabilize the country. At the same time, military analysts said the 21,500 troops Bush plans to add to the 132,000 already deployed to Iraq were unlikely to succeed in their mission to pacify Baghdad and al Anbar province."
https://electroniciraq.net/news/2817.shtml
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=troop+surge
https://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jim+Lobe
rudkla - 12. Jan, 15:43
