Novak: Bush to wait until they're depleted, then will blame the military for Iraq losses

[wyldwolf]

Hadley called his expedition a "scouting trip," leading one senator to ask what he was seeking. It was not advice on how to escape from Iraq. Instead, Hadley appeared interested in how previous supporters had drifted from Bush's course.

In the process, he planted seeds of concern. Some senators were left with the impression that the White House still does not recognize the scope of the Iraq dilemma. Worse yet, they see the president running out the clock until April, when a depleted U.S. military will be blamed for the fiasco. ...

Based on what Hadley said, one senator concluded "they just do not recognize the depth of the difficulty they are in." That difficulty entails running out of troops in nine months. Hadley increased latent fears of the U.S. military being made the fall guy--a concern shared by many retired and some active senior officers, including a current infantry division commander.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/07/white_house_underestimates_ira.html

[NewJeffCT]

1. dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1281377

[wyldwolf]

2. different forum

[applegrove]

3. Deminishing yet another government department..this time the military.

Is there any department left in the US government that has not be "sunk in the bathtub"?

[BOSSHOG]

4. Isn't it incredible

how much time and effort and chicanery members of the party of responsibility take in ensuring they don't take responsibility for anything?

No wonder gop senators are sweating. Minority status for years to come boys and you all can thank your grand poobah bush whose ass you have kissed for years.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

5. I have a new name for those jerkoffs:

The Party of Sociopathy. For verily, their behaviors are indistinguishable from a diagnosed sociopath.

[roguevalley]

6. delusional. that is what he is. see just how smart it is blaming the

military for the fiasco. that should play well in peori. :sarcasm:

[Cooley Hurd]

7. At the end, Hitler also blamed the military...

...yet another similarity.