It seems to me Junior is feeling the pressure a lot now as his botched Iraq policy goes from bad to worse. It now seems as if he's staking everything on a bloody urban conflict to try and stamp out the Sunny insurgency by sending in 20,000 more troops.
After Saddam's lynching, it seems Sunnis have dug their heels in and I hear reports of heavy fighting around Baghdad with 150 U.S. troops apparently wounded and also many Sunnis killed or wounded.
The bet is, the Sunnis will disappear for a while when the U.S. troops arrive and then creep back in for targeted guerilla strikes. That will mean, more casualties on all sides.
More serious is the fact Junior now seems to be hoping to bring the conflict to Iran in order to possibly save his politcal legacy. Some Iranian Guard have been arrested within Iraq and Cheney has accused Iran of interference e.t.c.
The fact remains Bush has created a very difficult situation for himself with Iran. After so many casualties in Iraq, a conventional groundwar against Iran would no doubt bring a toll of hundreds of troops killed each day.
Some of the hardliners have been advising tactical nuclear weapons against Iran but this is a very risky business indeed. I think if Bush really does stake the tension up to that point, other countries may well get involved - such as Russia and China who would possibly not tolerate such an escalation near their borders.
There is every chance Bush may find himself the target of a backlash in his own country. I think he's playing with fire at this point.
After Saddam's lynching, it seems Sunnis have dug their heels in and I hear reports of heavy fighting around Baghdad with 150 U.S. troops apparently wounded and also many Sunnis killed or wounded.
The bet is, the Sunnis will disappear for a while when the U.S. troops arrive and then creep back in for targeted guerilla strikes. That will mean, more casualties on all sides.
More serious is the fact Junior now seems to be hoping to bring the conflict to Iran in order to possibly save his politcal legacy. Some Iranian Guard have been arrested within Iraq and Cheney has accused Iran of interference e.t.c.
The fact remains Bush has created a very difficult situation for himself with Iran. After so many casualties in Iraq, a conventional groundwar against Iran would no doubt bring a toll of hundreds of troops killed each day.
Some of the hardliners have been advising tactical nuclear weapons against Iran but this is a very risky business indeed. I think if Bush really does stake the tension up to that point, other countries may well get involved - such as Russia and China who would possibly not tolerate such an escalation near their borders.
There is every chance Bush may find himself the target of a backlash in his own country. I think he's playing with fire at this point.