Showdown in Najaf- US Logic Hard to Follow: "if this ends in a last stand and a massacre of the al-Mahdi militia in the most sacred site in the Shia world - possibly doing serious damage to the Imam Ali mosque itself - the long-term cost to the United States will far outweigh any possible gains"
The U.S. logic may be more than hard to follow. It may be insane. I suspect that Bush wants to provoke the Iranians into attacking to defend the holy shrine. That would create a war between Iran and the US, which Bush could say was unprovoked.
The US would rise up in horror, not understanding how Bush has provoked the Shiites. And he would be re-elected in a landslide. And, yes, this would cause dreadful costs on the US. But what does Bush care. He's all about looting anyway.
The costs we would pay would generate huge profits for his supporters. Look at Halliburton today. Making out like bandits. Expect more of the same.
- posted by geoff @ #