What Are We Still Doing There?

Petraeus lies his ass off with no proof for the hope of our missing soldiers, Tony Blair goes to Iraq pretending everything is going great and Jimmy Carter blasts them all for their insanity:

Tony Blair Resigns, Takes Iraq Legacy With Him

Tony Blair announced today that he will be resigning as Prime Minister effective June 27th. The Labour Party, Britain and most of the world is truly grateful to see him go. Although his domestic policies have fared well, he will be most remembered for being Bush's faithful dog, following recklessly into the chaos that is Iraq. This move may indeed save the Labour Party in their upcoming elections, but we will see if it can get the U.K. out of the war any faster.

From the AP:

Blair announced his departure date two days after the formation of Northern Ireland's full power-sharing administration, a goal he spent much of his premiership striving to achieve.

But despite his accomplishments, Blair's legacy looks to be dominated by Iraq.

His decision to stand should-to-shoulder with President Bush by committing troops for the invasion divided his party and the country. Blair said he was content for history to judge him, but four years on and with almost 150 British troops dead in Iraq, the war is more unpopular than ever.

Blair got a decent farewell from party supporters , due to his leadership on the domestic front. Blair did a great many things for the less fortunate of Britons and of course that cannot be forgotten. However, with most politicians, they are generally remembered for one memorable policy in addition to their tact and character. Along with his famous grin, he will go down as a stooge of the Bush Administration, enabling the deaths of 150 British soldiers and giving Bush a solid ally for the occupation of Iraq for which Bush could lean on when he touted international support.

Reality Shows Meet The Oval Office

From YouTube poster 'Current', this Super News production spins 'reality shows' into the life and times of Bush and his sycophants:

Dick Cheney's Delusions

To our impeachable Vice-President escalation is a good thing while de-escalation by the British is also a good thing. He tells us that we will not retreat while an overwhelming majority of Americans support getting out of Iraq. The White House (Dick Cheney) calls the British 'retreat' a success because Iraqis are beginning to stand up, or something like that. The only thing the Iraqis are standing up to is for a fight against their neighbors that believe in a different sect of Islam.

Tony Blair may nod his head in tacit approval as the Republicans play a political war of ideas at home, but the truth is far from GOP talking points. The British people are sick of losing their men and women on the battlefield and they letting their leaders know it. Blair is in his year of office and his Labor Party has suffered tremendously due to Tony's role as Bush's sycophant. The Brits have been heard and their government is acquiescing.

If only our government would heed the will of the people, we might catch up with the rest of the world where many countries have pulled out of the Middle East or are on their way to do so. The Danish government recently proclaimed their troops would be gone by this year as well.

Dick Cheney will never listen and as his pet, Bush will never cede his will to the majority of Americans either. It is time to get rid of these guys, the sooner the better. Memo to Congress: You have the power to end this war by pulling the funding and the means to rid our democracy of leaders that disobey the constitution with careless disregard.