Friday, November 21, 2003
Bush Says Turkey New Front in 'War on Terror'
And whose fault is that? As Jerry Bowles observes, the seemingly growing Islamic insurgency in Turkey would be more evidence of the failure of a popular rationale for the Iraq war--that poor benighted towelheads all over the Middle East would witness our overwhelming power being shoved up and down Saddam's various orifices and suddenly rush to emulate Thomas Jefferson. The Turkish leadership tried hard to give Bush what he wanted before the war--although he didn't get the second front he desired, the government did try to provide help and manpower in spite of opposition from the Turkish people. And the attacks this week are Turkey's reward for trying to join the coalition of the willing.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves" is not a foreign policy. It's either sadism or idiocy, and it will never result in peace. Never. Not in the remainder of Bush's term, his second term if reelected, Jeb's term, George P. Bush's term, Jenna's term, Barbara's term, the guy from Bush's Baked Beans' term…
And whose fault is that? As Jerry Bowles observes, the seemingly growing Islamic insurgency in Turkey would be more evidence of the failure of a popular rationale for the Iraq war--that poor benighted towelheads all over the Middle East would witness our overwhelming power being shoved up and down Saddam's various orifices and suddenly rush to emulate Thomas Jefferson. The Turkish leadership tried hard to give Bush what he wanted before the war--although he didn't get the second front he desired, the government did try to provide help and manpower in spite of opposition from the Turkish people. And the attacks this week are Turkey's reward for trying to join the coalition of the willing.
"The beatings will continue until morale improves" is not a foreign policy. It's either sadism or idiocy, and it will never result in peace. Never. Not in the remainder of Bush's term, his second term if reelected, Jeb's term, George P. Bush's term, Jenna's term, Barbara's term, the guy from Bush's Baked Beans' term…
