Will it be Nixon-Kissinger again?
November 8, 2006
Thank God I voted first | Guardian daily comment | Guardian Unlimited
Competence, of course, brings us back to Iraq. Apparently, and unfortunately, Bush is right that the Democrats have no “plan for victory”. (Neither does he, of course.) For national security in general, the Democrats’ plan is mostly about new cash benefits for veterans. Regarding Iraq, the Democrats’ plan has two parts. First, they want Iraqis to assume “primary responsibility for securing and governing their country”. Then they want “responsible redeployment” of American forces.
Older readers may recognise this formula. It’s Vietnamisation - the Nixon-Kissinger plan for extracting us from a mistake. But Vietnamisation was not a plan for victory. It was a plan for what was called “peace with honour” and is now known as “defeat”.
Maybe A New Direction is just a campaign document. My fear is that the House Democrats may try to use it as a basis for governing.
Beyond this gloomy borrowed thought, I have nothing to say about the election.
Dave, still thinking…
Comments
Got something to say?
