|
The little fellow has painted himself into a corner, hasn't he? If he doesn't do something to withdraw our troops, in an honorable way, the continuing loss of lives may have an unfavorable impact on the election in November. He absolutely must not allow the casualty figures to continue. So, the idea is to say he is withdrawing the troops without really withdrawing the troops...
But, on the other hand, if there are further crisis situations that develop between now and election day, it will make Jr look like a strong leader and he will say, as Cheney said today, that we are so lucky to have Jr in charge instead of John Kerry. So the trick to keeping Jr up in the polls is to decrease the casualty numbers in Iraq but continue to press the issue about how lucky America is to have a strong and resolute leader in dangerous times such as these.
It's all about the election in November. The White House must try and put Iraq on the back burner on June 30th -and keep it there - until the election passes in November. Then they can pursue the strategy that is needed to win in the Middle East, and in the interim, promote their propaganda campaign of how great and strong Jr is as a Commander in Chief and how lucky we are that John Kerry is not in charge. That is my read of their present strategy. Of course, they are always ready to lie and change strategies as the wind blows....
|