Troop Surge

The timing of this entry is particularly humorous, seeing as I just posted my frustration with lack-of-bipartisan-unity being a larger issue than uncertainty (to say the least) in Iraq. However, with Bush’s declaration of a new troop-surge, it looks like I may be singing a different tune in time to come.

An additional 21,500 troops planned to join 132,000 U.S. soldiers in Iraq is, above and beyond upsetting, a doubtful stabilizing force for the millions of people in the region. But amidst the tragedy of presidential failure, a more politically-diverse opposition has been mobilized:

“I’ve gone along with the president on this, and I’ve bought into his dream, and at this stage of the game I just don’t think it’s going to happen”—Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio)

It is sad that throwing thousands more soldiers into a tumultuous region is necessary to rally a wider and more audible range of public/congressional outcry—but this situation must meet resolve somehow. Or, perhaps it’s worse that some extra moments of profiteering are worth (yet another) tragedy in American history.