Bush Fonds Himself Ever More Isolated

George W. Bush is set to meet with Pentagon insiders this week to discuss the latest faze of the plan concerning the war in Iraq. Unfortunately for Bush, he will undoubtedly find that most of those in the defense department are now backing the outline presented by the Iraq study group last week. As Bob Dylan once sang, "The times, they are a changin." As the curtains close on the year 2006, Bush finds himself more isolated than ever. While he still speaks of some fantastical victory, others around him have long since realized that the best that can be hoped for at this point is finding  a way out of Iraq and at the same time allwoing the U.S. to keep face.

The plan the Iraq study group has laid out involves the lessening of the U.S's role from that of combat and focus on more of a training faze. Also in the recommendation is a time line for all American troops to leave Iraq. But, Bush has already declared that American troops will stay in Iraq until the Iraqi government sees some sort of victory. What exactly would constitute a success in the country is still unclear. Many law makers in Washington have conceded that Iraq has slipped into a civil war and most active generals have long since given up on the idea of any clear cut victory that their able to point to.

So now the question must be asked, why is Bush so hell bent on staying Iraq? The answer is simple, oil. One must look no further than today's news release that states that the U.S. trade deficit is lower than it as been in 14 months and the reason is due to falling gas prices. On the surface, it would make Bush seem like a hero but, when one takes a closer look, this practice of manipulated price fixing can only last so long before the violence of the country spills over to the oil fields and US contractors decide to leave. Also, time is running out on Haliburton to answer for their waste full spending and over charging our government for services that were never provided for, not the least of which is the rebuilding of Iraq as a whole. Once the American troops leave, the price of oil will undoubtedly go through the roof which the Asian market is currently going through.

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