Iraq war has Bush Doctrine in tatters

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/27/MNGL2KQ8H01.DTL

President Bush vowed last week that he would never abandon his goal of creating democracy in Iraq, but outside the White House, the foreign policy world is wondering how to contain a civil war that could engulf the Middle East.

Even Bush acknowledged the debate. "If you think it's bad now, imagine what Iraq would look like if the United States leaves before the government can defend itself," he said Monday.

Analysts across the political spectrum say the Bush Doctrine -- preventive war, choking the roots of terrorism by planting democracy, and brandishing power to force others into line -- has failed. Bush's lofty goals, shared even by his critics, have been set back, perhaps decades, by the Iraq occupation.

Yet for all the criticism, neither the Democratic Party nor the foreign policy elite has devised an alternative for the post-Sept. 11 world, leaving U.S. foreign policy adrift.

What's this blame the party out of power again crap - lazy journalists!

"Bush's lofty goals, shared even by his critics"
:rofl::rofl:

But for some reason, the media is too stupid to understand what it is.

June 2004:

"Last week, I proposed a new national security policy guided by four imperatives: First, we must lead strong alliances for the post 9-11 world. Second, we must modernize the world’s most powerful military to meet new threats. Third, in addition to our military might, we must deploy all that is in America’s arsenal— our diplomacy, our intelligence system, our economic power, and the appeal of our values and ideas. Fourth, to secure our full independence and freedom, we must free America from its dangerous dependence on Middle East oil."

http://www.cfr.org/publication/7077/new_strategies_to_meet_new_threats.html

Setting the Right Course Dec 2003
http://www.cfr.org/publication/6576/making_america_secure_again.html

Reconsider Saudi Alliance Dec 2003
http://www.cfr.org/publication/6594/winning_war_on_terror_requires_reconsideration_of_saudi_alliance.html

It goes on and on. Alternatives have been set out by numerous Democrats, but because it isn't Hillary Clinton, the media pretends they don't exist.

We have NO Plan, but things are going along just swimmingly!

This whole Iraq invasion is deje vu all over again. Except the repub pres walked away from Vietnam.