The lies of insane McCain

Published
by
Friedrich Braun
on May 31, 2008
in General
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Last fall was a great time for official optimism when it came to Iraq. The military “metrics” looked ever better and, as had happened at crucial moments in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, Bush administration and military statements turned practically peachy with the blush of “success.” Progress was announced (repeatedly). Corners were once again about to be turned. Tipping points were on the absolute verge of being reached. “I’ve never been more optimistic than I am right now with the progress we’ve made in Iraq,” effused Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division, late that October. Lt. Col. Val Keaveny, 3rd Battalion, 509th infantry, offered this over-the-top mixed metaphor: “[Iraqis] are fed up with fear. Once they hit that tipping point, they’re fed up, they come to realize we truly do provide them better hope for the future. What we’re seeing now is the beginning of a snowball.” That same month, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Adm. Mike Mullen, citing a butcher in the suburbs of Baghdad who had seen his business rise from selling one sheep a week to one a day, said: “I don’t want to overly state it… but it’s starting to happen.”

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