Magical September -- maybe not so magical?

Published: September 4, 2007, 7:46 pm

Tags: iraq war, government accountability office

Seriously, try not to act too shocked. Republican leaders on Tuesday suggested the GOP may be willing to support keeping troops in the region through spring. Despite the GAO report detailing the abject failure of the Republican's Iraq strategy, did anyone really think September was going to bring more than the same bullshit? The White House Petraeus report will take all about the Success(!) we're having, and do so by refusing to count all the dead people. Then, all those "moderate" Republicans who have been supposedly antsy about Iraq will declare that they're all still antsy, but willing to wait until the Magical Spring to make things happen. The Very. Serious. People. in DC will furrow their brows and talk gravely about how all "responsible" people agree that sending other families' kids to die in Iraq is the "right" thing to do since it's the best way to protect their fragile little egos. Then everyone will have a jolly good time accusing Democrats of hating the troops, at

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