Did George Bush wake up yesterday, see his shadow and call for several more years in Iraq?

What I can only call a mixture of 10% hubris, 20% stubbornness, 70% stupidity and 0% reality, Bush’s strategy is to put even more troops in Iraq and prepare for a long struggle.

Okay, rant time.

One - where in the hell is he going to get the troops? The Army, for one, just last month hit its monthly recruiting goal in what I believe was the the first time it had done so all year. This was only after throwing a whole lot of money at people to get them to join. So, how, pray tell, does the military, as a whole, get Bush the 70,000 new troops I hear he’s asking for?

Two - Why?!! I mean, really, besides military contractors and oil companies, who’s going to benefit from an even more protracted conflict in Iraq?

Three - Where’s the plan? Bush has yet to define what the goals really are? Sure, we hear nebulous terms like a “Democracy in the Middle East” — which is funny if you look at some of the things the Iraqi constitution calls for — but, where are the clearly-defined goals and milestones that must be met in order for us to leave. Don’t give me the “conditions on the ground” garbage, either. I think it’s long past time to quit playing it by ear. Of course, I also think it’s long past time to go so, take it as you will.

At the end of the day, Bush is more concerned about his “legacy” than the lives or safety of the American people. Now, more than ever, I believe impeachment should be on the table and that a majority of America would support it. It’s obvious that the person in charge is both incompetent and dangerous so, in January, I think that Congress should start doing its Constitutionally-mandated oversight and get to the business of being a check on presidential power run amok.

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