Why exactly is “setting a deadline in Iraq” a BAD thing?

Crossposted from "Mugsy's Rap Sheet" blog:

A logical EXIT STRATEGY for Iraq that works:

“We’re not leaving so long long as I’m the President!” - President Bush to reporters, Monday, August 21, 2006

Ever hear a better argument for IMPEACHMENT?
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With a college degree and Cum Laude GPA, I know I’m not an idiot. So why do I feel like one when everyone in the world but me seems to agree that “setting a fixed pullout date for Iraq” is a BAD thing?

The logic goes as such: “we can’t set an arbitrary deadline because they’ll just wait us out if they know were leaving on XYZ date.” Seems to make perfect sense, right?

Well, after almost five years now, the insurgency’s “staying power” certainly isn’t in question. And an even more mind-boggling argument is that the insurgency will “lay low” until we pull out then flare up the moment we leave. That one really toasts my marshmallow. We can’t train Iraqi forces because of the ongoing violence, so how does a temporary reprieve in the violence that gives us time to train Iraqi security forces be a bad thing? And call me crazy, but somehow, I can’t help but feel that after a period of calm in Iraq that allows life to return to normal for millions of Iraqi’s and maybe get some reconstruction done, improving their lives, you’re not going to find as many people eager to resume the anarchy and day-to-day bloodshed that is currently destroying their country. Maybe a few, but definitely not the 20,000 we see today. Reasonably, a number small enough that the newly reconstituted Iraqi security forces could handle on their own.

Of course, here is how it would REALLY play out:

(more at bi30.info)

There is nothing really wrong with it; in fact, it's the intelligent thing to do.

one, setting a deadline would require planning and forethough, which they don't seem to care enough to get into.

two, in order to set any kind of deadline, you must first have an objective and goal. What is our objective? What is the goal? Who the fuck knows.

three, the deadline would be depressing, because it would let Americans know just how much we are going to have to pay and how long people will have to die before we can say we have met our goals.

And, four, the deadline would be bad for Republicans, because the will surely miss any deadline they set. Remember "Mission Accomplished"?

Because the moment the WoT ends, what do they have left to run on?

(check back tomorrow for my next blog entry: "Name ONE thing Bush has done right; WIN A DVD!")

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Set one, but don't ANNOUNCE it.

Either Iraq gets there act together by ______________ or we're outta there.

Aside to Dumbya: So why is it that you're still president but you're not in Iraq?

raid the treasury and gut the constitution