Bush's body count

Metrics of ``success''


Too many are still alive--Chimperor presses his Iraq delusions with grim military brass

I watch him to study the symbol of the empire squirming as his Iraq project consumes lives and treasure in a curtain of flames. He insists we can't quit. It seems he'll hold onto this until all that's left of Iraq, the Middle East, and maybe the world is nothing more than a hot cinder on top of an oil tank.

While Bushie Scrooge throws his weight around with the Iraqi people and the US troops he asks to keep churning the mess, he is desperate for images of ``success''. Observers with memory of the Vietnam era will recognize this:

Our commanders report that the enemy has also suffered. Offensive operations by Iraqi and coalition forces against terrorists and insurgents and death squad leaders have yielded positive results. In the months of October, November, and the first week of December, we have killed or captured nearly 5,900 of the enemy.

My first thought was how the hell were there 5,900 to kill, and not even the slightest dent was made in the pitch of daily death & destruction that the US has unleashed? In fact, the pitch of violence only increases. Isn't it obvious that the ``offensive operations'' in ``the fight'' Mr. Bush has ordered our troops to be taken ``to the enemy'' in ``a lot of operations taking place, day and night'' is really a fight against the entire population of Iraq?

What is going to be left of Iraq when some far future ``success'' occurs? Will it be a``free Iraq that is democratic, that can govern itself, defend itself and sustain itself, and be a strong ally in this war against radicals and extremists who would do us harm?'' Sure, Bush. It just looks like only flies and grass will be left of the nation.