Petreaus is a Republican General supporting the Bush administration - not America

After Gen. Petreaus made his misleading report to Congress a couple of weeks ago, he went on FOX News for an exclusive interview, and no other news outlet was given that kind of access. Now FOX is returning the favor.

The occupation in Iraq is a war only because the Republican Party wanted a war there, and the occupation has continued because the Republican Party does not want it to end. There is no purpose to the occupation other than to simply avoid admitting that the invasion of Iraq was the worst, most stupid foreign policy blunder ever made by an American President. Even many of the top military leaders see this. Gen. David Petreaus was chosen as Bush's political instrument to expand the war when Bush was being told to wind it down, and Gen. Petreaus has become the mouthpiece of the failed Bush administration because they no longer have any credibility themselves. An attack on Gen. Petreaus' opinions or methods can be spun as an attack on the troops in combat. The result is that Gen. David Petreaus has become Bush's replacement face as the proponent of the war in Iraq.

This is clearly demonstrated by the fact that the only news outlets Petreaus is making his case in other than quick soundbites are right-wing extremist news outlets like FOX News. [When does Rush Limbaugh interview him? It is sure to be coming.]

The occupation of Iraq is a Republican war, not an American war. The longer it continues the more America loses. Who wins? The Republican Party has only national security to use as a basis to run for election. The Republicans have to keep the Republican War in Iraq going to avoid losing whatever political significance than have had in America since the end of the Cold War.

And Petreaus is ready to accommodate the Republicans. Why not? I hear that he is highly ambitious and wants to run for President some day. That's why he is kissing so much Republican ass.

And in the meantime, the latest American casualty count in the Republican War in Iraq so far is at least 3,792 Americans dead and at least 27,936 U.S. troops wounded in action as of September 20, 2007 according to CNN. I wonder how many more Americans will have to die or be wounded so that Bush can continue to refuse to admit what a terrific blunder he make invading Iraq and so that Gen. David Petreaus can position himself to run for President?