Bush rules out troop withdrawal (asks for help)

[MGKrebs]

"President Bush said today that he will be "flexible" in talks with Iraq's prime minister this week on the war in Iraq, but vowed not to withdraw U.S. troops "before the mission is complete."

Bush also called on countries in the region to contribute to security and stability in Iraq, but took swipes at Syria and Iran for supporting terrorists and extremists."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-11-28-bush-nato_x.htm

'Bout time he asked for help. But, uh, we're not leaving? Why would anyone come to help if we are to still be in charge?

[mzmolly]

1. Again what IS "the mission?"

:eyes:

[Faux pas]

3. To bankrupt the country and kill off as many of one generation

as he can?

[mzmolly]

4. Well in that case

we're "winning."

[Akoto]

2. Correct me if I'm wrong, but ...

A few years back, didn't Bush and most of his administration state something along the lines of:

"If the Iraqi people ask us to leave, we'll leave."

[mzmolly]

5. You are actually correct.

Thanks for the reminder.

[Amonester]

12. Just another lie in the blivet wall, of course.

What else is new? Mission accomplished? /sarcasm

[ananda]

6. This guy must really love..

.. living in cloudcuckooland.
Geez!

[xchrom]

7. does mission accomplished qualify?

call it a victory and get our troops back home, already.

[jannyk]

8. 'Flexible'? Haven't we always been told

that we are there until the Iraqi's ask us to leave?

So, before he meets with Maliki he 'vows not to leave before the "mission" is complete' How 'flexible' is that? And, what happens if Maliki says get the fuck out now!?

[superconnected]

9. It's like he's Dante's satan.

In the classic book, the Inferno, in the middle of hell is a capital city named Dis that is frozen.(after all the fire to get there it's completely cold) In the center of Dis, satan is frozen in an icecap. He's a huge head with 3 faces and he's eating people in his mouth. Blood and limbs everywhere around him.
That's what george bush looks like from the amount of life he's eating from the world. And his coldness with no feeling for the life he's killed is present too.

No wonder his kids are in south america. I'd leave the country to get away from him too, if I could. Too much bloodshed attached to him and no sensitivity for it.

[caledesi]

10. Let's face it, * doesn't want it to end. More and more chaos, so

these thugs can steal. I can't wait until Jan. Investigate.

[mzmolly]

13. And for political reasons they'd rather have another President "fail"

than pull out and admit they were wrong all along.

[MGKrebs]

11. Hey, I have an idea!

Iran wants to help the Shiites. Al Qaida is helping the Sunnis (allegedly). Why don't we withdrawal and let them work it out? We could work with Red Crescent to set up the massive refugee camps that will be needed.

I know it sounds cynical, but I'm only half kidding. There is no GOOD way out of this mess.