It really grinds my gears every time Mr. Bush opens his ignorant mouth.

I had the unpleasant experience of listening to Mr. Bush’s rhetoric about the war in Iraq and his new plan to fix things. He has landed this country in one giant pile of a putrid mess that is the Middle East. The title of this post basically describes is half-assed approach to the problem.

He still refuses to call it what it is by using the term “sectarian violence.” Say it with me Bush: civil war. That region is about 3 seconds from sliding into an extremely bloody civil war and our presence there is not making matters any better. Let’s face it, it’s fairly clear they will be unable to sustain democracy now and in the distant future as well. The reason behind the violence is far more motivated than land or greed; they kill one another because of religion. Last I checked, it was called a Crusade in my history book, which is a much grander and nobler term than what we have been deeming their war. No matter how you look at it, their war is a war that can only end like a Highlander of religions: there can be only one!

I can’t stand to hear this political leper talk about protecting freedom in a foreign land that obviously doesn’t care. I am sick and tired of Bush using the tried-and-true terrorist scare tactic to make me think I can sleep safe at night. We are not more safe now than before; if anything, we have stirred the hornet’s nest and should expect brutal retaliation.

It’s as if he has a million voices saying the same thing in one ear, and the only thing coming out of his mouth is “stay the course + 21,500.” Wake up Bush, America no longer wants to sacrifice its brave men and women to wage a personal war, that you seem determined to win no matter the cost. If you are going to call this a “war,” fight it with every available man and woman willing to serve. Stop half-assing a solution to a military problem and do something that will actually win the war (note: I feel that increasing the CIA’s eyes and ears in the area with people capable of infiltrating the loosely knit civilian opposition.