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VA Tech Obscures the REAL Horrors Before Us

Well, well, well...

How *convenient* for the Bush Administration.  Turns out not only is the Baghdad surge demonstrably hopeless, but our reverence of the unholy massacre at Virginia Tech is merely a grotesque opportunity to mask our national incompetence.

It's officially time to cast aside all preliminary suggestions that the surge (even in advance of its full implementation) is working (as foolishly noted in this post, that post, and that other post).

To this end, the Kossacks are courageously maintaining their fatalist vigil to assure you, gentle reader, that while you've been distracted by the sorrowful Virginia Tech tragedy and the Supreme Court's ruling against partial birth abortions, Baghdad is quickly becoming a lost cause.

Let us solemnly behold this disquieting pouncing on today's difficult news from the front, and recognize it as the singularly definitive indictment of America's foolhardy and bloodthirsty troop surge that it is.

Presented, then, without any discernible hint of irony (hint: you can always pick out the involuntary irony by the overlain boldface) is this missive from the leftward fringe:

Between the horror in Virginia, the hideous decision of the Supreme Court, the ongoing outrage over the US attorneys, and half a dozen other scandals underway, it's understandable that Americans are a bit distracted today.  It may not be making the top of today's news, but Baghdad is exploding.
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For the last few weeks, the Bush administration has twisted every possible statistic to try and extract some shadow of "progress," but today's violence should put to rest any theory that the massive escalation of US forces is the solution. 

U.S. officials have reported a decrease in sectarian killings in Baghdad since the U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown was launched Feb. 14. But the past week has seen several spectacular attacks in the capital, including a suicide bombing inside parliament and a powerful blast that collapsed a landmark bridge across the Tigris River. The number of bodies dumped in the streets of Baghdad also has risen significantly.

Em... right.  Weeks' worth of notable - if preliminary - signs of surprisingly rapid progress are hereby cast asunder as mere twistings of "every possible statistic" (however numerous), that we may make way for the fatalism served up to sate our most blindly cynical of sensibilities.

Previously:
The Surge Is Still Working
Pesky Numbers Say the Surge Is Working
The Surge Is Working

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VA Tech Obscures the REAL Horrors Before Us

Well, well, well...

How *convenient* for the Bush Administration.  Turns out not only is the Baghdad surge demonstrably hopeless, but our reverence of the unholy massacre at Virginia Tech is merely a grotesque opportunity to mask our national incompetence.

It's officially time to cast aside all preliminary suggestions that the surge (even in advance of its full implementation) is working (as foolishly noted in this post, that post, and that other post).

To this end, the Kossacks are courageously maintaining their fatalist vigil to assure you, gentle reader, that while you've been distracted by the sorrowful Virginia Tech tragedy and the Supreme Court's ruling against partial birth abortions, Baghdad is quickly becoming a lost cause.

Let us solemnly behold this disquieting pouncing on today's difficult news from the front, and recognize it as the singularly definitive indictment of America's foolhardy and bloodthirsty troop surge that it is.

Presented, then, without any discernible hint of irony (hint: you can always pick out the involuntary irony by the overlain boldface) is this missive from the leftward fringe:

Between the horror in Virginia, the hideous decision of the Supreme Court, the ongoing outrage over the US attorneys, and half a dozen other scandals underway, it's understandable that Americans are a bit distracted today.  It may not be making the top of today's news, but Baghdad is exploding.
...
For the last few weeks, the Bush administration has twisted every possible statistic to try and extract some shadow of "progress," but today's violence should put to rest any theory that the massive escalation of US forces is the solution. 

U.S. officials have reported a decrease in sectarian killings in Baghdad since the U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown was launched Feb. 14. But the past week has seen several spectacular attacks in the capital, including a suicide bombing inside parliament and a powerful blast that collapsed a landmark bridge across the Tigris River. The number of bodies dumped in the streets of Baghdad also has risen significantly.

Em... right.  Weeks' worth of notable - if preliminary - signs of surprisingly rapid progress are hereby cast asunder as mere twistings of "every possible statistic" (however numerous), that we may make way for the fatalism served up to sate our most blindly cynical of sensibilities.

Previously:
The Surge Is Still Working
Pesky Numbers Say the Surge Is Working
The Surge Is Working