Dowd: Mired in a Mirage

[kskiska]

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There was always something of the boy in the bubble about George W. Bush, cosseted from the vicissitudes of life, from Vietnam to business failure, by his famous name.

In the front yard of the Kennebunkport estate, he blithely announced his run for president knowing virtually nothing about foreign affairs, confident that Poppy would surround him with the protective flank of his own Desert Storm war council.

But now Mr. Bush is trying to pull America and Iraq into his bubble.

In briefings delivered in the bubble of their own security bunkers, Paul Bremer and military officials continue to insist that democracy and stability are taking root in Iraq. The occupation administrator travels Iraq surrounded by armed guards while attacks get scarier, culminating in last week's bestial block party in Falluja.

American commanders in Iraq have claimed the violence is primarily the work of outsiders, Islamic terrorists with at least loose links to Al Qaeda. They said, as The Times's John Burns wrote, that "the worst of the `Saddamist' insurgency was over, its power blunted by a wide American offensive that followed the former dictator's capture."

The administration does not want to admit the extent of anti-American hatred among Iraqis. And even if some of the perpetrators are outsiders, they could never succeed without the active help of Iraqis.

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http://nytimes.com/2004/04/04/opinion/04DOWD.html

[DAGDA56]

1. Does MoDo read DU? because I am almost certain...

...I've seen the "boy in the bubble" image around here before.

[LittleApple81]

2. I think the pirannahs are smelling blood. n/t

[acmavm]

3. The delusional behavior of g.w. bush* is getting a lot of airing lately.

This guy is certifiable stupid, if not insane. We are in a crisis now, and finally some of the mainstream press is starting to tell the truth. Well, let's hope it's not just a little too little, and a little too late.