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There is no way we are going to pull out of there without the insurgents knowing whether we publicize a timeline now or not. It's not like we can sneak out of there overnight and leave the Iraq military in charge. They are going to know. We aren't going to be able to rid the country of them. There are so many Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan that pretty soon, the majority of the population will be the insurgents. It makes sense to me that if the Iraqi's knew the timeline, then they would have to step up and do what they need to do to save their country instead of just being dependent on us. And, maybe the ones who are considering fleeing would stay because they would have hope that it would get better. The blogs I read of Iraqi's who have left for Syria and Jordan all say that they hope to go back home after we leave.
And, if we want to talk about the war on terror, then why is the Taliban gaining strength in Afghanistan and where the heck is Osamba Bin Laden? Why did Bhutto refer to someone in an interview as "the man who murdered Osama Bin Laden" and NOBODY from any "reliable" news source picked up on her saying that at the time and investigated it further? Yet, the interview is on YouTube.
This world frightens me.
As for the power of the Executive branch and who takes the blame.. ultimately, the CEO of the company takes the blame for what happens with company. Bush is our CEO. His veto pen has been swift. His insane addendums to bills that state that they do not apply to him are shocking. His refusal to sign the Kyoto treaty and the fact that he is in the back pocket of the oil companies do affect global warming. I would love to see a President put together a cabinet made up of people who are qualified to do the jobs rather than from their good ole boys network. I'm not saying he's the first president to do that, but it would be nice if he were the last (I know, that would be a utopia).
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