Democracy for Vancouver

It’s funny how things always seem to work out that way (with the sole exception of the Iran NIE):

The Iraqi defense minister said Monday that his nation would not be able to take full responsibility for its internal security until 2012, nor be able on its own to defend Iraq’s borders from external threat until at least 2018.
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Negotiations have yet to begin in earnest, but both countries have begun sketching their goals, and Mr. Qadir’s visit certainly is part of measures by the Iraqi government to lay the foundation for those talks, which are to be completed by July.
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Meanwhile, Mr. Qadir sketched out a shopping list that included ground vehicles and helicopters, as well as tanks, artillery and armored personnel carriers.

Those, he said, are needed as Iraq moves toward taking full responsibility for internal security. In the years after that, as his nation assumes full control over its defense against foreign threats, Iraq will need additional aircraft, both warplanes and reconnaissance vehicles, he said.

I wonder who’s going to pay for those?

Boy, it’s lucky Chimpy made sure we built those 14 bases, or where would we house all the personnel that we’ll need to be in Iraq for a decade or more to come?

How could Bush have been so prescient, knowing even better than “6 days, 6 weeks, I doubt 6 months” Rumsfeld that we are in it for the long suck? He’s a regular oracle.

No doubt, John McCain’s fondest wish is just an announcement away…