Bush vs. Congress Options

[pebkac]

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid...icle%2FShowFull

Bush's decisions, more than two months in the making, are already drawing criticism from new Democratic leaders in Congress who say it is time to begin ending the war, not to send in more US forces.

I think this will turn out to be interesting. I wouldn't really have any problem with a "surge" if it would result in at least a half-assed plan to leave Iraq.

[The Fanatic]

The facts:

Saddam had weapons of mass destruction before and shortly after the gulf war

These weapons were given to him by the United States of America to fight Iran

Saddam used these weapons on Iranians, Kurds, Sunnis, etc. The United States did nothing

Saddam invades Kuwait in 1991, the united states retaliates because of oil interests which over ride their past dealings with the Iraqi dictator

Weapons are seized, destroyed, and Iraq is devastated by over a decade of economic sanctions and the "food for oil" program

What they told us:

Saddam was partly responsible for the 9/11 attacks. False, Osama Bin Laden and his terrorist network were responsible for 9/11; unless of course you believe we attacked ourselves.

Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. False: these weapons were never discovered, they were destroyed after the gulf war, even Hans Blix and other UN inspectors found no evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Even if he did have weapons, the United States gave these weapons to him.)

We invaded Iraq to bring democracy to that part of the world. False, The invasion has created a civil war and
an ever increasing conflict that the American people are no longer willing to fight. Some argue that the war was fought for oil, revenge, and/ or strategic reasons. I will not argue on the real reasons, because only Bush and his cronies know.

What should we do:

Congress must halt the increased troop deployment in Iraq (Congress does have the power of the purse). This war is not winnable. The Iraqi people will continue to fight until one side has become victorious. The only thing the United States can do is train the Iraqi forces in Iraqi and begin to pull out gradually. The last thing we need is to increase troops