That Mission Thing

The Leader of the Free World has celebrated the fourth anniversary of the crusade against the weapons of mass nonexistence by treating his countrymen to a five-minute exhortation to keep on dyin' or them bombs will be flyin'. Having caused a catastrophic outbreak of violence by sending troops to occupy Iraq, the Bush administration now intends to send more troops to occupy Iraq, "aimed primarily at reducing violence in Baghdad". Bush cautioned that the operation was "still in the early stages" and, as if that were not enough, "still in the beginning stages" as well. Possibly on account of these facts, the "new strategy" of doing exactly what has been failing to reduce violence since 2003 "will need more time to take effect". Bush noted that "it can be tempting to look at the challenges in Iraq and conclude our best option is to pack up and go home", at least for a few slackers and publicity-hungry war widows and body-bag moms. However, "the consequences for American security would be devastating", with Iraq possibly turning into a terrorist haven. Of course this must not be allowed. If Iraq were to become overrun with car-bombers, suiciders and Islamic militants, well, gee willikens, we might start running into real problems.