A Timetable in Iraq

It only took Bush a few years too long. How many lives have been lost because Bush couldn't overcome his own stubbornness? I guess all it took was the threat to lose Congress to the Democrats to get Karl Rove to tell the President he needs to appear to be a bit more interested in what's going on over there. Because, the truth is clear, the Bush Administration is purely motivated by politics. And hey, if that doesn't work, there are still lots of other countries to invade and plenty of time between now and November 7th to make it happen. The redneck base just loves it when Jesus is kicking ass.

NEW YORK - The Bush administration is drafting a timetable that includes specific milestones for the Iraqi government to address sectarian divisions and assume a larger role in securing the country, The New York Times reported in its Sunday editions.

Citing senior U.S. officials, the Times said details of the plan, to be presented to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki before the end of the year and carried out over the next year and beyond, were still being worked out.

“We’re trying to come up with ways to get the Iraqis to step up to the plate, to push them along, because the time is coming,” the paper quoted a senior Bush administration official as saying. “We can’t be there forever.”