U.S. Strategy: Perception vs. Deception (Stratfor)

[StandWatie]

Summary
The Bush administration's continued unwillingness to enunciate a coherent picture of the strategy behind the war against al Qaeda -- which explains the war in Iraq -- could produce a dangerous domino effect. Lurking in the shadows is the not fully articulated perception that the Iraq war not only began in deception but that planning for the Iraq war was incompetent -- a perception driven by the realization that the United States is engaged in a long-term occupation and guerrilla war in Iraq, and the belief that the United States neither expected nor was prepared for this. Ultimately, this perception could erode Bush's support base, cost him the presidency and, most seriously, lead to defeat in the war against al Qaeda.

http://www.stratfor.com/corporate/index.neo?page=center&storyId=220321

[bemildred]

1. No shit?

the Iraq war not only began in deception but that planning
for the Iraq war was incompetent

Like nobody mentioned beforehand that they had their head up
their ass? These stupid shits aren't done yet, they want to
do Iran and Syria and Lebanon and who knows what else. They
don't let little things like planning and feasibility interfere
with their big-shot plans. There is no question at all that they will
run the country into the ditch and fall on their ass in the process,
the only question is how long will it take and how big will the
mess be. :puke:

(Sorry, didn't mean to be unpleasant there ...)

[Wonder]

2. Only now we catch on...still waiting

for the majority of the American mainstream to catch up and for all the right reasons: they finally see it clearly for what it always was.

Hopefully, it will cost him the presidency, which I feel is not nearly enough. Many heads must roll (figuratively speaking), photo ops and all!