Bush's War, or The War Of The Gulf: Anticlimactic New Parliament Meeting Overshadowed By Operation Swarmer

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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Anticlimactic New Parliament Meeting Overshadowed By Operation Swarmer

What should have been a giant stride forward for Iraq's fledgling democracy turned out instead to be a symbolic dud. Iraq's new parliament met for the first time today for -- count them, count them all -- forty minutes. They didn't agree on a prime minister. They didn't agree on a unified government... Sign in to see full entry.

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Euphemisticly christened Operation Iraqi Freedom, this political and military quagmire has not only produced a rift among the people of the United States, but a widening gulf between the United States and the rest of the world. "It is time to come home, America. Time to look within our own borders and within our own souls. There are many questions to be answered and many missions to accomplish right here on our own soil. We cannot force-feed democracy to Iraq. We cannot resolve Iraq's internal issues. It is time for the United States to begin to bring our troops home." -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, speech to the Senate, 2005

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