BUSH ANNOUNCES MAJOR POLICY SHIFT IN IRAQ — by Steve Nadis
Many people missed it–well-meaning people who, unlike me, do not read between the lines. But there has been a major policy shift in Iraq. We are no longer “staying the course.” Which is not to say we’re going to “cut and run.” Forget it. That ain’t gonna’ happen. Let me repeat: We’re not gonna’ cut and run. But we’re not gonna’ stay the course either. Instead, says Bush, we’re gonna’ be “flexible.” Although this shift was introduced with little fanfare, it ought to be regarded as a major development in the history of humankind, especially for people who favor policies lacking in excessive rigidity.
On another note, Bush promised that we’ll stay in Iraq as long as “they” want us there. I forgot to ask, who among the Iraqis really want us there? Reading between the lines, once again, I’m forced to conclude that what he meant to say was that we’ll stay in Iraq for as long as the puppet government we installed there wants us to stay. Which begs another question: Who’s pulling the strings, the puppet or the puppeteer?
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05:50:17
Since when does “gonna” have an apostrophe?
That’s an interesting point, TB, that I wrestled w/mightily. I should have put a “sic” after each apostrophe, as W tends to mispell things…
Glad to see you’re addressing the important issues, TurdBlossom.
As for the Iraqi people, I polled them. There’s one guy in the nightclub district who wants us to stay. He says the G.I.’s are good for business. But everyone else said, and I quote, “What part of ‘American dogs go home’ did you not understand?”
Thanks Gatemouth for announcing the results of that poll here at CMS.com.