A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL

While John McCain, George W. Bush and Dick Cheney boast about the success of the "surge," April is turning out to be the deadliest month of the armed conflict in Iraq.

Will Bunch of the Philadelphia Daily News [1] writes: "We're more than a third of the way through April now, and I haven't seen this actually reported in the media anywhere, but unfortunately this has been the deadliest month for the U.S.-led coalition forces -- on an average daily basis -- of the four-year occupation of Iraq."

Meanwhile, a suicide bomber today (April 12) penetrated the Green Zone and attacked the Iraqi Parliament. In the "through the Looking Glass world" of Bushevism, Secretary of State Rice claimed that the inside the Green Zone attack proved that the surge was just in its early stages. On top of that, the military is so near the breaking point that the Secretary of Defense announced that GIs will be forced to extend their stays in Iraq.

No one knows why we are still in a war that no one can explain a purpose for anymore, except that Bush and Cheney can’t live with a "loss" on their record.

In short, we are having Americans and Iraqis die so that we can avoid being "humiliated." There is no longer any illusion of democracy being achieved in Iraq. There is no mission (other than maybe holding onto the oil fields). We are leaving soldiers and reservists as hostages in a battle for our "national reputation" and to keep Bush and Cheney from having to acknowledge and be blamed for this fiasco that has lasted longer than WW II.

The problem is that the Republicans walk in goon-like lockstep with their disastrous leadership, and too many Democrats are afraid that if they take dramatic action to stop the war, they will be blamed at the end of the ensuing finger pointing.

It’s all a question of no one wanting to be caught with the hot potato, which consists of being held responsible for the inevitable "defeat."

Of course, the Dems should shove it right down Cheney’s and Bush’s throats.

The Iraq War was born of White House lies, carried out by White House incompetence, and stretched out so as to ensure that the defeat will not happen on the Bush Administration’s watch.

The Dems need to start framing the war so that they aren’t worried about a potato landing in their laps.

They should start punching back long, hard and tirelessly on Iraq. They’ve made a start, but you never start pulling your punches with the Busheviks. You never show weakness. You never back down.

If you throw a punch, make sure you land it with this corrupt Neo-Con White House.

And make sure that they don’t try to toss the hot potato onto your lap, because it’s all theirs to eat, along with a lot of crow.

A BUZZFLASH EDITORIAL