01.03.07
“The escalation is a political decision” — Administration official
They even admit it: the decision to send more troops to Iraq is a political decision, not a military decision. At one time, the rule was not to play politics with American lives. George Bush, though, clearly feels that rules do not apply to him.
The strange thing is that the escalation seems to be planned without any well defined mission. Just a “carry on, do the best you can” sort of thing. Well, no one ever said that the Decider was a good military strategist.
