Bush and Sisyphus
The Surge got another report card today as the Shiite militias in Baghdad and Basra fought openly with each other and the Iraqi Army for control. The mark was a C+ like George W Bush, “the Iraq decider”, scored at Yale. With all the pondering going on about a pause in the troop withdrawal schedule, few are looking to see the rapid decay that is going on and should be expected when you build a house of cards with some pretty low numbers.
Dick Cheney will have to hurry home so that George does not say something off script. Dick will also have to tell George what next steps should be taken in order to assure an American “victory”, what ever that is. It is clear that these two will do anything to make sure the next President get the mess to clean up and when Iraq resolves into civil war after our troops withdraw, that President (not W) will get the blame for “losing”, what ever that is.
Bush was ill prepared both emotionally and mentally for the responsibilities of the Presidency. The “bosses” knew that and stack his Administration with experienced heavy weights and amazingly a group who have gone down the wrong path whenever givien a chance. It is strange indeed to see such a total deviation from common sense. Iraq is just one of their cock-ups but it is the center piece of the Bush legacy.
I wonder whether the God that Bush talks to all the time will listen to the older Greek Gods and provide George (and Cheney too) with the eternal punishment they deserve. Like Sisyphus, they should spend their time rolling large heavy stones up a hill only to see the stone roll back down and they have to return to the bottom and roll it back up again. I am not sure George’s God is that smart.
