This blog is a place for us to give our Analysis and Opinions on important topics related to civics, government and politics.
Analysis is a clinical interpretation of items, issues, ideas, or events and an explanation of their impact on the future (i.e. something you think is going to happen).
Opinion is composed of your reactions, feelings, and beliefs on items, issues, ideas or events (i.e. something you would like to happen). Even though they are your opinions, they should be based in fact.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Analysis: Will President Bush's plan for Iraq match the Iraq Study Group's plan?
If he announces it soon, I doubt it. One of bush's stable traits is that he is "resolute" or "stubborn" (depending on your politics.) Withdrawing from Iraq would be a reversal of years of policy, which would not come easily. If he does side with the Iraq Study Group, he will first allow a nice chunk of time to pass before he embraces the idea - in order to ward off claims that the decision came from their influence. If he announces a plan early, it will most likly be the status quo or a re-tooled version of it.
Dain has pretty much summed it up. The President is going to either reject their decision and say something about how it would be un-American to withdraw, or he may stick with his latest claim, that he when he said, "Stay the Course" he meant that serious changes had to be made in Iraq.
Something tells me he will probably reject it, or at the very least say it needs a lot of revising before he puts any part of it into action.
2 comments:
If he announces it soon, I doubt it. One of bush's stable traits is that he is "resolute" or "stubborn" (depending on your politics.) Withdrawing from Iraq would be a reversal of years of policy, which would not come easily. If he does side with the Iraq Study Group, he will first allow a nice chunk of time to pass before he embraces the idea - in order to ward off claims that the decision came from their influence. If he announces a plan early, it will most likly be the status quo or a re-tooled version of it.
Dain has pretty much summed it up. The President is going to either reject their decision and say something about how it would be un-American to withdraw, or he may stick with his latest claim, that he when he said, "Stay the Course" he meant that serious changes had to be made in Iraq.
Something tells me he will probably reject it, or at the very least say it needs a lot of revising before he puts any part of it into action.
Post a Comment