Christmas Eve of Destruction

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OP-ED COLUMNIST
Christmas Eve of Destruction
By MAUREEN DOWD
President Bush finally acknowledged that the Iraqis can't hack it as far as securing their own country, which means that America has no exit strategy for its troops.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/23/opinion/23dowd.html?th=&oref=login&pagewanted=print&position=


December 23, 2004

Christmas Eve of Destruction

By MAUREEN DOWD


In Iraq, as Yogi Berra would say, the future ain't what it used to be.

Now that the election's over, our leaders think it's safe to experiment with a little candor.

President Bush has finally acknowledged that the Iraqis can't hack it as far as securing their own country, which means, of course, that America has no exit strategy for its troops, who will soon number 150,000......


.....They may choose to live in a theocracy, though. Americans did.

[usrbs]

1. Good ending sentence! n/t

[Demeter]

2. Not This American--Nor many others!

[Demit]

3. I agree with you. It is not a fait accompli. It's a fallacy being jammed

down our throats and I refuse to accept it. I thought that was irresponsible of Maureen Dowd to say that, but then she can't resist her own cute writing.