No one seems to be writing opinion pieces quite the way I would, so I decided to do it myself.

The name? Taverns are places where one goes to discuss the interesting events and things in the world, so this is my tavern.

I will offer my views on politics, economics, and whatever else strikes my fancy.
I will occasionally publish the entire article from another journal for purposes of causing discussion.

 

How Bad are things really going with the War on Terror and the Bush Administration?

Seymour Hersh was interviewed and had some extremely interesting things to say.

First - the US really screwed up big time when we attacked the convoy 40 miles inside of Syria back on the night of June 18th and 19th. Syria has been sharing Intelligence with the US, especially about terrorists, the Muslim Brotherhood (which is almost the same as Al Quada now) and Saudi Arabia. To top it off, all we got was a bunch of low-level smugglers who had nothing to do with the war in Iraq.

The statements by Bush threatening the Syrians have not helped, nor have the similar statements by Rumsfeld.

Second - the Bush administration is so set on the Iraq war that it is ignoring the war on terrorism and putting terrorism on the back burner.

Third - the Bush administration says that most of Iraq is pacified, that the only remaining problem is some Ba'athist dead-enders. The Kurds and Shiites are quite calm. True, but only at the moment. We are at this time doing the Shiites work for them by getting rid of the Ba'athists. As soon as they are gone, then the Shiites will move to take over Iraq, and we will by lucky to get a moderate as opposed to radical Shiite state there.

He has more to say, too. I don't always agree with Hersh, but I have found that he is an excellent and very knowledgeable reporter and he should always be listened to.
posted by Richard at 10:57 AM