How the War Is Going
So, those pesky facts keep getting in the way, requiring periodic reformulations of the analysis that shows we are “winning” in Iraq. The latest developments include a dramatic uptick in the US bodycount in connection with attacks on helicopters, and indiscriminate shooting up and bombing of civilian neighborhoods by US troops in retaliation. See this item, for example: US retaliates after Blackhawk crash.
In commenting on the story, Kynn at Shock & Awe points out that we are marching firmly in the footsteps of Israel: Welcome to the occupation, part three. Meanwhile, William S. Lind at CounterPunch has his own interesting take on what it all means: Indicators.
At the same time, I’ve noticed a definite surge in feisty comments from war supporters, both in the comments here and across the wider blogosphere. I wonder; do you think the sudden outpouring of bile is a sign of their desperation? Proof that us anti-war folks are making progress against the dead-enders of the Bush regime? Time will tell, I guess.
November 8th, 2003 at 12:16 pm
The bile is probably more political than anything else. There is concern that Bush’s mistakes, first in getting us into Iraq and second in the management of the occupation, puts his anticipated second term at risk.
Whatever else one might say for President Bush, he is *not* a “uniter”.
November 8th, 2003 at 5:55 pm
You gotta love the press releases coming out that claim that the US really does have the upper hand in Iraq. Definitely desperate.