[Peace-discuss] Benny Morris in NYT

[Brussel Morton K.]

Pure, and useless, speculation. Other scenarios can explain the  
administration's actions in the ME, such as …they are not sincere…  
Time will tell, and we should be skeptical, an attitude missing from  
Carl's analysis.  --mkb


On Jul 18, 2008, at 2:52 PM, C. G. Estabrook wrote:

> Couple this with the recent announcement of an accelerated  
> withdrawal of "combat troops" from Iraq, and it becomes clear what  
> the administration is doing: undercutting Obama by adopting his  
> program. They may not like McCain much (who does?), but they  
> recognize that there are dangers in being succeeded by a Democratic  
> administration (indictment, f'rinstance).
>
> …
>
> The Bush administration looked at that and said, "Hell, we can do  
> that -- and Obama'll lose his only semi-substantive issue, the war."

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