Dubya Makes His War Pitch
"We do know, from the memoirs of former aides, congressional inquiries and leaked British documents, that Iraq was high on Bush's agenda as soon after he took office on Jan. 20, 2001. But the reasons remain mysterious.
Bush's new emphasis is on 'winning' the war and 'complete victory' is questionable and suggests that he has a military triumph in mind. That's not going to happen in Iraq, where U.S. military leaders repeatedly stress that a political solution is the key to ending the conflict there. Part of the solution should be the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
Bush also claims to welcome next month's congressional hearings on his explosive order to eavesdrop on Americans without court approval. Those hearings will be 'good for democracy,' the president insists.
What would really be good for democracy is for the American people to know what the president is up to -- and why."
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