Address by the President

Three sentences into the Address by the President to the Nation on the Way Forward in Iraq we have one of those complete breaks with reality that makes you wonder how it is that 30% of the population still support such a delusive character.

It’s a doozie: “In Iraq, an ally of the United States is fighting for its survival.”

Hey, great! One minute Iraq is part of the “axis of evil” (a meaningless term since “axis” means “alliance” and there was no way Iran, Iraq, and North Korea were allies), then we invade, and now they’re our allies! Obviously invading a country is a good way to Make Friends and Influence People.

It’s a shame that our allies don’t want to be allied to us.

Read What They’re Saying in Anbar Province to get a sense of how well the “alliance” is going.

• Seventy-six percent said the United States should withdraw now — up from 49 percent when we polled there in March, and far above the national average.
• Every Anbar respondent in the survey opposed the presence of American forces in Iraq
• Every Anbar respondent called attacks on coalition forces “acceptable.”

Great allies, huh?

Added later: Anbar province of course is what is touted as being the great success story of the “surge” even though the strategy there (allying with Saddamist Sunnis who are opposed to Al Quaeda) wasn’t part of the surge strategy and seems to have happened more or less accidentally. Anbar province also includes only 5% of the country’s population. So let’s just get this clear — in the most successful example of the US occupation allegedly going right, every single resident surveyed thinks that the US should get out and that it’s OK to attack US troops.

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