Legal Commentary

The 2008 'Fear Iran' World Tour

By TChris

If the surge has worked as well as President Bush and his older twin John McCain would have us believe, why can't British troops leave Iraq?

Last week media reports said Britain could possibly pull all its forces out by the end of the year, but with the situation still unstable on the ground that appears unfeasible.

Gordon Brown must be thrilled about the prospect of having his picture taken with George "No Timetable" Bush.

Brown is battling against poor opinion poll ratings and Iraq is a divisive issue in Britain.

Birds of a feather.

Bush has been meeting with European leaders to stir up fear of Iran. The Times says Bush "was warmly greeted by German Chancellor Angela Merkel," who may simply have been anticipating another massage.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on June 15, 2008 (boomark / email).