Wednesday September 3
Internationalizing the Iraqi Occupation
So having passed the landmark point at which U.S. military deaths in Iraq after the May 1 end of the war -- the "cessation of major hostilities" -- are more than during the war itself, the Bush Administration is now looking for international and United Nations assistance in the occupation. U.S. Wants Larger U.N. Role in Iraq [washingtonpost.com].
Car bombs, murdered clerics and busted up water systems are making Iraqis mad and Americans dead. It's the first sign of the United States retreat, and all because Bush never thought through what would happen after the war in Iraq was over. Repeat after me: "planning is good."
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