Bush's Option to Escalate the War in Iraq
by Norman Solomon

A lot of what sounds like opposition to the war is more like opposition to losing the war. Consider how Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Trudy Rubin concluded a piece on Sunday that disparaged Bush and his war policies. The column included eloquent, heart-rending words from the mother of a Marine Corps Reserve member who died in Iraq early this year. And yet, the last quote from her was: "Tell us what it is going to take to win, Mr. Bush." In a tag line, the columnist described it as a question "we all need an answer to."

But some questions are based on assumptions that should be rejected - and "What is it going to take to win?" is one of them. In Iraq, the US occupation force can't "win." More importantly, it has no legitimate right to try.


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