In his State of the Union, Bush asked the U.S. Congress to give his Iraq surge plan “a chance”. To increase troop levels in Iraq provides “the best chance of success”, Bush rambled. In a way he's right. But success for whom? Success for the resistance, because they get an additional 21,500 targets to shoot at. If 140,000 American troops can't “do the job”, 160,000 won't do either.
Even if Bush takes up the suggestion of Ayman al-Zawahiri and sends all American armed forces up to the last “man and woman in uniform” to Iraq, Bush will lose. Sure, the U.S. army, air force, marines, navy and national guard, equipped with the world's most sophisticated weapons, is a formidable fighting force. But that's besides the point.
Mao pointed out that a just war enjoys the support of the people and a wrong war gets no support. It is the people who determine the outcome of war, not the number of soldiers or their armaments. According to Bush “To win the war on terror we must take the fight to the enemy”. Translation: launch aggression against other countries. That's a recipe for disaster. Fight the enemy at home and you will win, because in that case the enemy is the aggressor.
Buried in his speech, we find Bush's real intention: launch a war against Iran. He accused Iran of arming terrorists and we know he will make no distinction between the terrorists and those harboring them. Today Bush issued a declaration of war on Iran. That is his State of Mind.
Don't give Bush a chance. Give peace a chance.
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