Here’s an excellent article from The Wahington Post on how Bush pushed the escalation of troops in Iraq.
From interviews in the article, it’s clear that Bush not only pushed the surge, but that he’s distrustful of the professional military advisors around him. It reminds me a lot of a scene from the Humphrey Bogart classic, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial. Inside the courtroom, Bogart’s character finally snaps, retrieving a pair of steel bearings from his pocket before launching into a rant.
“He was no different than any officer in the wardroom — they were all disloyal, I tried to run the ship properly by the book but they fought me at every turn”
-Captain Queeg:Â The Caine Mutiny Court Martial
Those words could just as easily been spewed by Bush, describing his brilliant strategy for success and why it hasn’t happened yet. Much like Captain Queeg, Bush seems intent on pushing absurd strategies and tactics, viewing his generals as disloyal and defeatists.  And just like Queeg, Bush believes, despite evidence to the contrary, that there can be only one explanation for what the problem is and what the solution has to be, again despite evidence to the contrary.
Am I saying he’s insane? Not really. Delusional, probably. Dangerous, you bet. Here’s hoping that those around him are able to reel him into reality soon, before this ship we’re all aboard capsizes in the storm.
I live in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Milwaukee, WI with my wife Jen, our daughter Emerson, and son Carter.
“He’s a Freudian delight. The man crawls with clues.”
It’s probably one of the better and most accurate descriptions for Bush’s behavior I’ve heard. It’s also one of the scariest ones.
Seriously, it seems like he thinks that if he explains it enough, people have to understand; like everyone else is just too stupid to realize what’s going on. Just like the strawberries.
I imagine his memoirs (I’m thinking ghost written) will tell about how he had a perfect plan, but partisanship and disloyalty were all too blame.