Bush Rejects Calls for Pullout From Iraq

So Bush rejects calls for troop withdrawals from Iraq, no big shock. Although his reasons leave me scratching my head.

"It's bad policy," Bush said in a Rose Garden news conference Wednesday, about six hours after he returned from Iraq. "I know it may sound good politically. It will endanger our country to pull out of Iraq before we accomplish the mission."

Endanger the country? Bad policy? How does an illegal war against innocent people help our security? How is it good policy?

Is lying to the world to get us into war good policy? Not giving our troops proper equipment and body armor, is that good policy? What about creating a terrorist training ground is that good policy?

Ignoring advice of experts and Generals endangers our safety more than withdrawing troops does. What about showing up unannounced and undermining the authority of the Prime Minister of Iraq, is that good policy? Won't that just tear apart the relationships and trust he is trying to build amongst fighting factions of society? Won't that make it look like he is not in control of his own country? Is that good policy?

Let's just admit that this was a politically motivated photo-op trying to capitalize on the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Polls show that Bush's approval rating has gone down since the announcement of Zarqawi's death.

Let's see how they spin this latest failure in judgement.