bush planning to 'cut and run' in case of civil war...

[cynatnite]

Aug. 14, 2006 issue - The Bush administration insists Iraq is a long way from civil war, but the contingency planning has already begun inside the White House and the Pentagon. President Bush will move U.S. troops out of Iraq if the country descends into civil war, according to one senior Bush aide who declined to be named while talking about internal strategy. "If there's a full-blown civil war, the president isn't going to allow our forces to be caught in the crossfire," the aide said. "But institutionally, the government of Iraq isn't breaking down. It's still a unity government." Bush's position on a pullout of U.S. troops emerged in response to news-week's questions about Sen. John Warner, chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Warner warned last week that the president might require a new vote from Congress to allow troops to stay in Iraq in what he called "all-out civil war." But the senior Bush aide said the White House would need no prompting from Congress to get troops out "if the Iraqi government broke down completely along sectarian lines."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14206642/

[Kagemusha]

1. A unity government with a sectarian divided army & police.

That's not much better. If they weren't in the Green Zone they might be knocking each other off left and right.

[acmavm]

2. I wonder if they think that we're too stupid to be able to understand that

there IS NOW a civil war and bush** & Co. are responsible for it? Oh well, maybe they'll shift the troops over to Israel and expect them to defend that criminal government.

[sam sarrha]

3. ohh i thought you meant civil war here for stealing the next election..

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

4. No, he's trying to get federal control of the National Guard

for that eventuality.