Permanent Bases In Iraq

I've talked about it before in this blog - one of the reasons Bush and Cheney wanted to invade Iraq to begin with was to set up permanent military bases which could be used to front military operations against Iran, Syria or anyone else that got in our way in the Middle East. Even Hillary has discussed the fact that, if elected, she will leave large numbers of military forces in Iraq for a decade or longer. Now Iraq has spoken out. Will we listen?

“The people of Iraq, the Parliament, the Council of Representative and the government of Iraq, all say no, big fat no, N, O, No military bases for Iraq because we believe that is in direct encroachment to our sovereignty, and we don’t need it.”

From Crooks and Liars - click the link to read more and get other links.

Fun Photos - President Bush

This might explain a lot about his delusions of grandeur.

I think one of the issues that upsets so many Iraqis about the behavior of the U.S. is our plan to set up permanent bases in Iraq.

At long last - good advice from the White House!