No Plan No End in Sight in Iraq - Continue until it's finished!

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Bush has no strategy, no real plan, for winning the war in Iraq. So we're stuck in a murderous quagmire without even the suggestion of an end in sight.

The administration has never been straight with the public about the war, and there's no reason to believe it will start being honest now. There is a desperate need for a serious national conversation about alternatives to the Bush approach in Iraq, which is tantamount to a permanent American military presence in that country.

The president, ensconced in a long vacation, exemplifies the vacuum of leadership on this crucial issue, which demands nothing less than the sustained attention of the wisest men and women the U.S. has to offer. They could be politicians, academics, civic or religious leaders, corporate executives - whoever. The longer they remain on the sidelines, the longer the carnage in Iraq will continue.

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1. How will Bush know when he is finished?

When all their oil is gone? Will he be finished then? Even if Bush pulls most of the troops out, their are signs that he plans to leave some in there. We have to demand that he define his goals and tell us at what point he will pull out the last American soldier.

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2. If 14 permanent military bases have, in fact, been/are being constructed,

the plan and strategy would seem unmistakably obvious.