Rhymes with "Betray Us"

For months now, we had been told that the true results of the President's seemingly pointless troop surge would be made apparent in a report General David Petraeus in September. Given the increasing news that we had been receiving about sectarian violence and the hopeless Iraqi government, it seemed a foregone conclusion that this report would be bleak.



Ah, but you forget who we're dealing with here. General Petraeus stated that the surge had provided US troops with a "tactical momentum" that they will continue to exploit, he sees that the Iraqi government will improve on hitting its US-mandated benchmarks. And finally, he threw us a bone: There could be a drawdown of up to 5 platoons by summer 2008. Whoo-whee!


When asked the inevitable question of whether the White House vhad exercised any influence on his report, Petraeus indignantly stated that he had "written the report himself." He didn't mention having REwritten the report, after getting notes from Bush and his neocon advisors. Because we know that Bush NEVER would try to skew facts his way.

Of course, as with anything in this misbegotten, pointless war, all good news must come with bad news. Because, in fact, the reason these that these 5 platoons are not going to be replaced is that there are no troops at the ready to replace them. That's NO troops at the ready to replace them.

So after weeks of build-up, Petraeus' report offers nothing substantial that could truly change the course of the war. It has offered instead just another anti-climax. Another false hope. Thanks a lot, General.

UPDATE:

MoveOn.org, you devils you! You bit my style! I had the whole "Petraeus/betray us" thing at least three days before you! Give some credit where credit's due. And Bush calling you guys out in that press conference for supposedly hurting the General's fragile feelings, well, I'd have loved some of that action.

And, hey, 22 Democrats who voted for the resolution wagging the finger at MoveOn, let me put it plainly: YOU'RE GUTLESS TURDS. How many times are you gonna let Bush and the GOP set the agenda and put you on the defensive with irrelevant bullshit? FOREVER. The weak, indecisive behavior of the Democrats has given Bush the only victory in Iraq he cares about now: no drawdown.

I was filled with optimism last year when the Dems took control in Congress. But what are they controlling? They cannot sway enough Republicans to their side to beat a Bush veto on anything. Okay, I understand. But why not make a bold move, and do something that will put heat on Bush even if you lose? IMPEACH HIS ASS. Yeah, something like that. But you won't, will you? Sigh. Betrayal, indeed.