Jacob's Politics

Boy King spends his days....

Op-Ed Columnist, Bob Herbert, in the New York Times of Friday 18th August 2005 hits the nail on the head in his article Blood Runs Red, Not Blue

Here are some JUICY excerpts :

You have to wonder whether reality ever comes knocking on George W. Bush's door. If it did, would the president with the unsettling demeanor of a boy king even bother to answer? Mr. Bush is the commander in chief who launched a savage war in Iraq and now spends his days happily riding his bicycle in Texas.

This is eerie. Scary. Surreal. more....

Instead, Mr. Bush is bicycling as soldiers and marines are dying. Dozens have been killed since he went off on his vacation. more....

The president has never been clear about why we're in Iraq. There's no plan, no strategy. In one of the many tragic echoes of Vietnam, U.S. troops have been fighting hellacious battles to seize areas controlled by insurgents, only to retreat and allow the insurgents to return. more....

If Mr. Bush's war in Iraq is worth dying for, then the children of the privileged should be doing some of the dying.

posted by Jacob Matthan @ 17:10