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and you thought what?

So George is out in Jordan, ready to talk to al Maliki, when the NY Times publishes a White House memo about how they don't think that he is the guy to be heading Iraq right now.

So al Maliki cancels the meeting.

Obviously some phone calls were made, gifts and snack baskets dropped off and assurances acquired 'cause suddenly that meeting was back on and George was left looking testy and defensive again at the post-meeting press conference. He's saying that of course al Maliki is their guy and that of course "we want to help him!". There's also that whole thing about "staying until the job is finished..." That line made me think of how, while in Vietnam, George actually suggested that the US should have stayed and "finished the job" over there. He really is the most frightening President we have ever had.

Richard Haass-a former White House advisor from W.'s first term- was interviewed on the Today Show this morning and he claimed that the memo was basically the start of "the narrative" of how the White House will start blaming the Iraqis making it easier to pull out and save face. Well, saving face is...can this Administration really save face after this nightmare?

I gotta say, the only way that is remotely possible is if the troops are pulled out now and sincere apologies are made. Ben Stein a couple of weeks back on CBS Sunday Morning, basically wrote out what he felt the President should say on this matter. It was eloquent, succint and will never be used...and Stein has probably been banned from various GOP events because he even thought of it.

Michael Moore also has a few suggestions (thank you Tory for passing this on :)) http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/message/index.php?id=202

as I type, John Mayer is singing his motown inpsired song "Waiting on the World to change" on the radio. All I can think of is how the world does not need to change, our country does, and it needs to happen now. There's been a start as the people spoke and Congress has changed, but it needs to press forward and get our soliders out from the jaws of a civil war in a country we did not need to invade.

So what does this mean? KEEP EMAILING!!! Email, call, fax, write your Congressfolk, the press, your friends and family and make sure they all know that you are PAYING ATTENTION and want them to make the changes for which you voted them in!!!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 8:11 AM