Denying the obvious in Iraq. The "war" is lost. [View All]

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

I just listened to a report on NPR about what reporters have to go through just to get into the "secure" Green Zone. This included some e-mails between military types who are in charge of security bewailing what will happen when they "bag" (their words) a reporter and what should be done to counter the bad press that would result.

Much is made of how we liberated Germany and Japan, installed democracy, and rebuilt those countries after the war. One thing is ignored by those who use those examples. The troops who occupied Germany and Japan weren't hunkered down in fortresses. They walked the streets of Berlin or Munich or Tokyo or Osaka freely and mingled with the population - unarmed. The "contractors" in Germany and Japan didn't carry guns or require protection.

In Iraq the "contractors" do carry guns, the troops only venture out of their fortresses in armored vehicles, and most of the country is a "no go" zone for Americans and their allies unless it is done in heavily armed convoys.

Another story on NPR was about the trial of Saddam and his cronies. In the "democracy" that we have set up, only the chief judge's name is known. There are good reasons for this. The "failed insurgency" is likely to kill them or their families.

Iraq is totally dependent on American financial support because the "failed insurgency" keeps blowing up the oil pipelines. Basic services are near non-existent for most Iraqis. The country is fragmenting and engaged in the opening stages of a civil war.

In the meantime, Bush and his fellow criminals continue to bray about how well things are going, the military announces "victories" when they kill "terrorists" by bombing "suspected" terrorist hangouts and use bodycounts (from a safe distance) as indications of victory. And, the Democratic "leadership" sits in almost mute compliance only venturing to complain about the "war" is being conducted.

When Berlin was surrounded by the Red Army in 1945 Goebbels kept telling the German people how "victory" was coming if they just held on. Now, the politicians of both parties tell us we must "stay the course".

The "war" is lost and it's past time to admit it and get out of Iraq.