Iraq Vote: "Operation Deception"

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Iraq Vote: "Operation Deception"
Submitted by davidswanson on Sat, 2007-07-14 04:14. Congress

By Bill Scheurer, Peace Majority Report

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We cannot endorse a bill that still empowers this President to develop a "comprehensive United States strategy for Iraq" that would assert "United States national security interests in Iraq and the broader Middle East region." This is what he says he has been doing all along!

The so-called "redeployment" would still allow remaining forces to fully pursue "al-Qaeda and its affiliated organizations in Iraq," and to train and equip "members of the Iraqi Security Forces."

Moreover, the measure expressly includes only legitimate military forces, which would allow the massive mercenary force of private contractors to remain without limitation.

Combine these elements with massive air support, and you can see the bipartisan convergence for an indefinite occupation of Iraq, propping up complicit Iraqi governments at will.

Happily, there is no rejoicing in the peace community this time. About this "flawed" bill, Sue Udry of United for Peace and Justice said this: "We all know that the key will be the vote in September on the next Iraq/Afghanistan funding bill ($145 billion) ... It must be made clear to Congress that ALL U.S. troops and military contractors must come home from Iraq on a rapid timeline."

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Meanwhile, our sharpest analysts appropriately expose these maneuvers toward a so-called "exit plan" as an emerging political deal "to reduce the number of U.S. troops in Iraq in exchange for bipartisan Congressional support for the long-term (read: more or less permanent) garrisoning of that country." Yes, both parties plan to stay. Read that loud and clear.

Sadly, this is where these votes are really leading, while the Democrats exact their political pound of flesh along the way. Hopefully, we are not falling for this "Iraq: Operation Deception" anymore.

[Warren Stupidity]

1. Best most concise analysis of the crap being pulled right now!

Excellent! Thank you for posting this. All of us here who are opposed to this war and occupation need to read this and understand that the bipartisan war party has not given up and is attempting to fool us once again. Don't be fooled again. Please understand what is going on.

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