http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/us_world/making_America_safer Comments for "Iraq: making America safer?, Bob Burnett " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/us_world/making_America_safer <p>On 13 September 2007, George W Bush spoke to the people of the United States about Iraq. It was the eighth time the president has <a href="http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/14/america/14text.php">delivered</a> a status report on the war and - in indicating that the military &quot;surge&quot; has achieved modest results and that only a few troops can return home - it was his most sombre assessment to date. However, since &quot;Iraqi leaders have asked for an enduring relationship with America&quot;, additional troops will only &quot;return on success.&quot; Bush thus implied that large numbers of Americans would remain in Iraq throughout the remaining seventeen months of his presidency. His speech presented not an exit strategy but a profession of faith: US troops can &quot;win&quot; in Iraq.</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/us_world/making_America_safer" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/us_world/making_America_safer">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/democracy_power/us_world/making_America_safer#comment democracy &amp; power Bob Burnett Original Copyright us &amp; the world Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:45:15 +0100 34577 at http://www.opendemocracy.net