Reply #86: She's enjoying watching the Iraq war hang Bush out to dry maybe [View All]

[Mr_Spock]

...that, and the fact that it's a lose, lose, lose situation at this point. Bush bought the farm on this one and I don't think he's getting a free ticket out any time soon.

Definition of lose, lose lose FYI:

1. We lose if we "stay the course" - this shit ain't working.

2. We lose if we put more troops there as the army is extremely strained AND it will hurt recruiting AND we have found that we need National Guard at home.

3. We lose if we pull out suddenly or on an announced date. This is the most controversial, but we will likely lose all we have invested in Iraq, Iraq will likely break out into civil war and many more will die - and it will be our fault, the USA really does look like losers and will lose even more respect if we hightail it out of there.

Personally I would still choose option 3 but without giving any indication that's what we're doing - I actually think that's what's happening believe it or not. I disagree with Hillary's public stance though she may know that we are doing three also and is protecting the country's image - I have no way of knowing.