Yesterday GWB told the world that the principal cause for the growing violence in Iraq is because of al Qaeda. Nothing is further from the truth. His own Pentagon and intelligence agencies have clearly documented the VAST majority of the source of the violence is Sunni vs. Shiite. That is a civil conflict where by each of these factions is fighting for control of Iraq and attempting to punish the other side for past and current attacks. For Bush to stand before the world and claim the principal cause of the violence the world see’s is because of al Qaeda shows he is so far out of touch with reality that he can not govern. It is true that outside forces like al Qaeda, Iran and Syria are contributing to the unrest. However the major cause is the internal conflict of Iraqi against Iraqi!
Bush continues to express confidence in the Iraqi Prime minister despite the fact that he is loosing control of the situation every day. Now his National Security Advisor, Stephen Hadley has told Bush that he believes that al Maliki does NOT have the ability to control the increasing violence in Iraq. The violence in Iraq is like an avalanche and Bush continues to place 140,000 brave American Military in the path of this freefall. The stubbornness of Bush is dangerous to both the United States and that entire region of the world. Our policy could result is a regional war that could disrupt the peace of the entire world and interrupt the flow of energy from the Middle East. Look at Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and Palestine. Every one of these countries is in conflict and the situation has become worse during the past six years. Much of the deteriorating situation is a direct result of the inept Bush foreign policy.
When the world’s most powerful leader can not accept the reality of what is taking place, the world is in real danger.