Bush's Backdoor Exit

You can lead an elephant to water, but you can't make him drink.... or think.... or listen.

That was the case when national security advisor Stephen Hadley trekked to Capitol Hill last week to meet with senior Iraq-defecting GOP senators.

" 'Scouting' the Hill on Iraq" is how Hadley described his mission.... a "scouting trip."

It soon became apparent, however, that he wasn't scouting for exit strategy answers. In fact, some senators were left with the impression that "the White House still does not recognize the scope of the Iraq dilemma. Worse yet, they see the president running out the clock until April, when a depleted U.S. military can be blamed for the fiasco." Robert Novak (WaPo)

The military will run out of troops in about 9 months, and The Decider is letting this happen while evidently shunning an honorable exit plan.

A four-star general summed up the mood in White House.... "hawks within the administration, including Vice President Cheney, remain more powerful than the pragmatists looking for an exit strategy in Iraq."

So, just when you thought the White House gang couldn't go any lower, they find a new bottom to their Iraq agenda cesspool. Decimate the ranks, and then blame the military.

Their exit strategy will come when scout Hadley finally has to admit, "they went that-a way" as cowards Bush and Cheney sneak out of the backdoor of the White House.... making their git away while leaving a grieving nation in shambles.

Where's the Congressional sheriff?