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roachboy · 05-13-2007, 10:53 AM

so let's summarize for a moment shall we?
the bushplan, the "surge" is already giving way to calls for still more troops.
the situation on the ground in iraq appears to be growing increasingly chaotic.
there is no plan: the is no plan from the administration except to use the war to legitimate itself, to continue compounding error on error, with the result of what already to be a patterns of escalation resulting in escalation and a descent into a self-perpetuating spiral that may move from debacle to catastrophe.
meanwhile, the manly men of the bush team still talk in terms of "honor" and "resolve" while around them everything fragments.
meanwhile, the present composition of congress seems to exclude from debate any signifcant break with the self-undermining logic that we see playing out already with the result that some "middle ground" has to be sought, one that necessarily must take the (failed) positions of the bush people seriously.
congress cannot override a veto and there is apparently no hope of impeaching any of these fuckers.
public support in the states has collapsed: the international community watches aghast as the fiasco unfolds.
there is no public opposition: no action. nothing in the streets, no pressure.

and there is no plan.

it may be that the administration is pursuing something on the order of the biden plan beneath the surface--rice mets with the syrians, with the iranians--cheney with the saudis. but it is hard to tell because of the lopsided coverage provided for moments of dick-waving on the order of cheney's little carrier chat this past week.

meanwhile, here, people have retreated into their routines and busily act as though at some level everything is ok.

so at this point, maybe i'll refer back to loquitor's post earlier concerning stepping back to pose the question "what am i missing?"

ok so what am i missing here?
what are we not taking into account in this assessment of the situation?
anything?
i hope there is something that has been overlooked---i really do.
i just dont see it.

05-13-2007, 10:53 AM	#220 (permalink)
roachboy Super Moderator Location: essex ma	so let's summarize for a moment shall we? the bushplan, the "surge" is already giving way to calls for still more troops. the situation on the ground in iraq appears to be growing increasingly chaotic. there is no plan: the is no plan from the administration except to use the war to legitimate itself, to continue compounding error on error, with the result of what already to be a patterns of escalation resulting in escalation and a descent into a self-perpetuating spiral that may move from debacle to catastrophe. meanwhile, the manly men of the bush team still talk in terms of "honor" and "resolve" while around them everything fragments. meanwhile, the present composition of congress seems to exclude from debate any signifcant break with the self-undermining logic that we see playing out already with the result that some "middle ground" has to be sought, one that necessarily must take the (failed) positions of the bush people seriously. congress cannot override a veto and there is apparently no hope of impeaching any of these fuckers. public support in the states has collapsed: the international community watches aghast as the fiasco unfolds. there is no public opposition: no action. nothing in the streets, no pressure. and there is no plan. it may be that the administration is pursuing something on the order of the biden plan beneath the surface--rice mets with the syrians, with the iranians--cheney with the saudis. but it is hard to tell because of the lopsided coverage provided for moments of dick-waving on the order of cheney's little carrier chat this past week. meanwhile, here, people have retreated into their routines and busily act as though at some level everything is ok. so at this point, maybe i'll refer back to loquitor's post earlier concerning stepping back to pose the question "what am i missing?" ok so what am i missing here? what are we not taking into account in this assessment of the situation? anything? i hope there is something that has been overlooked---i really do. i just dont see it. __________________ a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear it make you sick. -kamau brathwaite Last edited by roachboy; 05-13-2007 at 11:02 AM..