Seriously, what is this now? The fourth, fifth time that the “next three to four months will be crucial” promise has been made?

The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three to four months will be crucial in determining whether the United States can start to withdraw troops from Iraq without sacrificing security gains since the troop buildup began early this year….

“I think the next three to four months are critical,” Odierno told reporters. “I think that if we can continue to do what we are doing, we’ll get to such a level where we think we can do it with less troops.” – AP

You many recall that the three to four months over the summer were going to be “the critical time”, before that the spring was going to be the “critical time”, and before that the previous fall before elections was going to be the “critical time”. And then of course, every season previous to that for the last four years.

It’s a simple plan from the Bush administration: War now, war tomorrow and war forever, and he said as much in an interview with the writer of his latest biography, “Dead Certain”. He fully expects the next President to take on his war. And yet the media just can’t stop pushing the administration talking points about how “real progress” is being made, and if only we have another few months, things will get better. Why should the White House press corps ask tough questions about exactly that though? It’s easier just to dust off the last piece you wrote about three to four months ago about the next three to four months being critical, change the date, get a new quote, and you’re off to the Hamptons for the weekend.

I’ve made the gambling addict comparison before to this kind of behavior of continually promising that the next shake of the dice will be the big winner, then the debt can start being paid back, but until then, just spot me another $100!

The problem is our President is gambling with the lives of real people who have real families, and despite what he says, he doesn’t care or understand the consequences of his endless war.

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