Are We "Winning" in Iraq? Depends on Which Admin Official You Ask.
He said:
“Do you believe that we are currently winning in Iraq?” asked Mr. Levin. “No, sir,” Mr. Gates. (Recently unanimously approved Defense Secretarty Robert Gates) replied.She said:
Q Does the President today believe that we are winning in Iraq? It's a very straightforward question.She said from across the pond:
MR. SNOW: I know, but I did not ask him the question today. The most recently asked, he said, "yes." (Tony Snow at a press conference about Mr. Gates' comments).
Asked by Tory leader David Cameron if he agreed with Robert Gates' assessment of the war, (Outgoing English Prime Minister and Iraq ally) Mr (Tony) Blair said: "Of course."Look I understand that this is a very fluid situation (which to me is an indictment of its own, after all these years we should be clearly winning - but it is what it is), so some hedging either way should be allowed. However, in a football game, if you're up 7-6 in sloppy game, you still say you're winning. If you're down 6-7, you say your losing, and if it's tied 7-7, you say you're tied. Not winning is definitely either down 6-7 or tied (the "we're not losing either" option).
I wonder what the Shiites, the Iranians and the Syrians would say? My bet is without hesitation they say, "Winning."
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Absolutely correct. And the score is the approval numbers in the US. All that Iran and Syria have to acheive is a withdrawl of American troops before Iraq is stable and they will have won. Much like the Isreali withdrawl from Lebanon was a victory for Hezbollah. All it takes to accomplish a US withdrawl is to upset the sensibilities of American's who haven't been in a fight in 150 years. Not too hard.
Bush is clearly wrong when he says we are winning. He knows he's wrong. But his job is to be a cheerleader. If he said anything other than we are winning he should be impeached. Just like his dad was right to say there was no recession in the early 90's even though there was. Perception control is 80% of the job of politicians. Sometimes it's noble and sometimes it's despicable but it's always thus.
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