Iraq’s Doctor
April 19th, 2006There is a war brewing between the Pentagon and the military, and Rumsfeld is caught in the middle of it. As Bush recently came out backing Rumsfeld fully, Rumsfeld’s other apologists argue that Rumsfeld’s being fired would be a travesty and a tragedy. If he leaves, that gives Americans a victory and less confidence in the War Effort, he argues. That, of course, ignores that him leaving changes the war effort from its present flawed state and allows new people who have a clue what they’re doing to take over.
And, in addition, the public already has lost faith in the war effort and the Administration’s handling. If the Right wants to make a political judgement so be it, but it would likely increase the public’s confidence if the President had new people in instead of the old ones who caused the problems. You don’t cut your own stomach open to fix your kidneys, after all. You go to a Doctor to do it for you.