January 03, 2007
Up His Sleeve
What does the world's #1 villian have up his sleeve for 2007? Robert Parry writes for AlterNet:
The first two or three months of 2007 represent a dangerous opening for an escalation of war in the Middle East, as George W. Bush will be tempted to "double-down" his gamble in Iraq by joining with Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and outgoing British Prime Minister Tony Blair to strike at Syria and Iran, intelligence sources say.President Bush's goal would be to transcend the bloody quagmire bogging down U.S. forces in Iraq by achieving "regime change" in Syria and by destroying nuclear facilities in Iran, two blows intended to weaken Islamic militants in Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestinian territories....
Since the Nov. 7 congressional elections, the three leaders have conducted a round-robin of meetings that on the surface seem to have little purpose. Olmert met privately with Bush on Nov. 13; Blair visited the White House on Dec. 7; and Blair conferred with Olmert in Israel on Dec. 18.
All three leaders could salvage their reputations if a wider war broke out in the Middle East and then broke in their favor
Have you noticed that Bush's new buzz word is "sacrifice"? Not his of course. He isn't even wiling to sacrifice his pride. Hurry Nancy Hurry!!
Keith Olbermann, once again, speaks eloquently to this point. It looks like he's going to keep his job too.
Photo note: Just a sleeve that was handy, propped up by a yard stick, stuck in the dresser drawer. Now that I look at it, I think thi entry calls for a shot that's a little more ominous
Addendum: Bush Declares War on Democratic Congress. Eeks. What did I tell you.
Posted by Dakota at January 3, 2007 08:12 AM