So who's advice is Bush taking? He asked for input from many sources

[rhett o rick]

and most have told him to withdraw. So who advised him to escalate? Kristol and the neocons?

http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Kristol_pushes_Neocon_rhetoric_for_permanent_1224.html

[liberal renegade]

1. Uhmmmmmmmmm

:evilgrin: Nuff said

[calimary]

8. Welcome to DU!

He listens only to those who tell him what he wants to hear. Probably why you see such a revolving door effect among the generals.

[Auggie]

2. I think he has a Magic 8 Ball

[rhett o rick]

4. Yeah, and I bet Condi spins if for him. Take that however you like. nm

[calimary]

9. Ewwww!

Yep, I'm taking it the ickiest way possible.

:evilgrin:

[twilight_sailing]

5. I think it's an "Answer me Jesus"

[bullimiami]

3. he will take whoevers advice fits his political aims.

[gulliver]

10. Yup, cherry picking. Just like he did to get us into Iraq in the first place.

[Joe Bacon]

6. Jesus tells him what to do!

Jesus tells him what to do, just like Jesus talks to Pat Robertson!

[IndianaGreen]

7. Bush only listens to that Christian Zionist voice inside his head

He sees everything through an apocalyptical lens, with himself as the Almighty's Anointed One.

[Eugene]

11. Kagan and fellow nuts at the AEI seem to be prevailing at BushCo.

Kagan's revised "Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq" calls
for a sustained escalation with longer tours of duty for troops and
mobilization of the military-industial complex.

[NI4NI]

12. Eugene, I think you're right

Especially after I listened to Frederick Kagan talk with so much enthusiasm (as if he already knew something) at the AEI press conference Friday, before McCain and Lieberman took over together. It was a very disturbing telecast to me.