The DavidCyrus Blog of Wisdom

Elections in USA-Liberated Countries
they follow a certain pattern, don't they?

The whole point of rushing into the Iraqi elections was to create a talking point for Bush's State of the Union address. Dancing Iraqi ladies and spin doctors do not a democracy make.

Just how wonderful an accomplishment are the Iraqi elections? High percentages of registered Iraqis voted, more than Americans in their recent election, in spite of terrorist threats and attacks to the polls. This must clearly represent a sign of legitimacy for the newly-formed Iraqi government...

Wait! Where have we heard that before? Why, now we remember- it was 37 years ago in the New York Times. Lyndon Johnson was president, and we were talking about Vietnam.

On one hand, it's depressing to note that Bush won't be able to follow Johnson's lead and refuse to run for a second term. However, if he continues to follow the Vietnam-era game plan, at least we might now have a glimpse of Bush's Iraqi exit strategy (6-8 years down the road, following a carpet-bombing of Iran and/or Syria)