From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

John Cuccia wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:11:17 +0100, Adam
> <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near the
bridge"> wrote:
>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6076334.stm
>>
>> "Tony Blair is adamant there will be no withdrawal of British troops
>>from Iraq until "the job is done".
>> The trouble for the prime minister is that it is now unclear exactly
>> what is meant by "the job"
>
> That has never been clear.  Those claiming that anything other than
> "victory" in Iraq is acceptable have been unable to specify what that
> means.
>

Nah Victory meant a friendly near vassal state in the heart of the middle
east replete with permanent US bases.

> The Bush people, eschewing advice from both the US military and our
> allies, did no planning for anything beyond the ouster of Saddam,
> because everything after that was supposed to fall right into place.
>
>> and, in any case, he is not the one defining it."
>
> No one has defined it beyond vague visions of a liberally democratic
> Iraq that is friendly to Western ideals.
>

& to Western policies including the support of Israel above all.

None of that was even vaguely likely outside of the Neo-Con cabal

Adam

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