4 July 2003

Bring Them On

George W. Bush is taking some heat for his recent braggadocio contained in his verbal challenge to Iraqi militants.
"There are some who feel like that conditions are such that they can attack us there," Bush told reporters at the White House. "My answer is 'bring them on'. We have the force necessary to deal with the situation."

Though some have suggested that this was a bad idea and others decry the inherent "lack of dignity" in such remarks, I don't think the words are off base. It really should be the mindset of every American to support the elimination of sworn enemies and support our forces to the fullest degree. But coming from George W. Bush, it smacks of hypocrisy, like just about everything else that is emblematic with his character. He can sit at his cozy desk, thousands of miles away from the battlefields, and engage in world wide wrestling speak, while he himself ducked out of hostilities, courtesy of a cushy National Guard slot that Poppy Bush and friends procured for young George back in 1973. Dubya couldn't even meet his committments then, going AWOL and never showing up for over a year.

The Bush administration, always savvy on the PR slants, eagerly pushed aside the hubbub with the announcement of a $25 million reward to Iraqi citizens for the capture of Saddam Hussien. $15 million on the heads of Hussien's two sons, Uday and Qusay. And coincidentally, or not, Saddam's voice crackled over Al-Jazeera satellite television broadcasts in a taped message from June 14.

Still, in the eyes of many a conservative, Bush can do no wrong. Today on the KFYI morning talk show hosted by Barry Marxson, I heard a caller praise George W. Bush as a honorable, legitimate commander-in-chief, unlike his predecessors. After being prompted from the host, he basically confessed that whatever Bush does is right, and whatever Clinton did was wrong, despite the absence or presence of any facts to the contrary. Why are so many blinded by partisanship?

By an honest accounting of results, the Bush military campaign mark is 0-2. Osama Bin Laden was not captured, and reportedly is still alive. The Talban has resurfaced and Afghanistan is in an even more dreadful state than it was in 2001. Now, the Iraq situation is shaping into a more of a quagmire with each passing day. Our boys are dying and Iraqi sentiment against the U.S. continues to rise. Meanwhile, Paul Bremer requests more troops and civilians.

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