Wednesday, July 26, 2006

New Plan for Baghdad = Same Old Rhetoric

On 7/26/06, President Bush laid out a brand new plan for stabilizing the deteriorating situation in Baghdad:
"Under the prime minister's leadership, coalition and Iraqi leaders are modifying their operational concept to bring greater security to the Iraqi capital. Coalition and Iraqi forces will secure individual neighborhoods, will ensure the existence of an Iraqi security presence in the neighborhoods, and gradually expand the security presence as Iraqi citizens help them root out those who instigate violence. This plan will involve embedding more U.S. military police with Iraqi police units to make them more effective."

Wait, wasn't this the old plan? Here's an excerpt from the 2005 'National Strategy for Victory in Iraq':
"Efforts on the security track include offensive operations against the enemy, protection of key communication and infrastructure nodes, post-conflict stabilization operations, and the training, equipping, and mentoring of Iraqi Security Forces. Coalition transition teams are embedded in all Iraqi Army battalions to provide assistance and guidance when needed."

The definition of insanity: Repeatedly performing the same action while continuing to expect different results.

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