What is the likelihood that Bush will listen to the panel of experts regarding Iraq?

Question

who have added their voices to everyone else in the world that we should be getting out of there?

Answer 1

I think he will say " thanks but no thanks" to the panel and go his own way. This makes sense for him. He is the commander-in- chief nobody can overrule his decisoons about the military.

So he has the power. If he stays there and allows more troops to die, then it will fall on the next president to do otherwise.
IF we fail on his watch he gets blamed by history.

BUT, If we fail AFTER he is gone, the blame goes to others. He can always say:
" I told you it would take a long time to win and we almost won but then I left office and the cowards and appeasers gave up and that is the only reason we lost!"
He is then viewed as a staunch and loyal defender who never gave up hope and stuck to his guns, only to be defeated by the enemy within. He is safe and blameless. Time will make this seem better and better of a position.
When we do fail it will be awful and many will say " We should have stayed longer". Then Bush will seem to be right and brave.

On the other hand, if he takes advice, and modifies his long held position and breaks his promise to "stay the course" ( like Papa broke the promise of no new taxes) he will appear to be a weak waffler and when we accept the defeat on his watch he will get all the blame and no credit at all and will be an outcast and failure for all time.
Which would you choose? He has to go this way.

He need not fear that the congress will pull funding because that is unlikely. But if they do, he is covered with the perfect excuse. "the congress refused to support he troops and made us lose the war. it is their fault" This tactic will get a republican elected in 2008 and Bush will be blameless for the defeat.
Do not forget. this war is not just Bush's war. He made certain the Congress and American people supported it before he started it. We all cheered as he bombed and invaded Baghdad.

That leaves only one solution to end the war before his term is over. The "I" word ( impeachment) But the dems have already sworn not to do this. so they are hoist on their own petard (again)

So if they resort to Impeachment, to save lives, they will be blamed for the consquences of impeaching a sitting president in a time of war. The ultimate certain loss will be on them, and once again the republicans take the presidency in 2008 and probably regain the congresses.

SO, there is no mystery and no doubt. Bush will hang tough until 2008 and then he will bail out and leave the dems to hold the bag and the eventual blame. It is BRILLIANT!

Unfortunately, more of our troops will die, but quite frankly my dear, he does not give a D-amn. Never has.
So, maybe he is not a "numnutz" as Devito charged, but a "numb-heart"

Answer 2

nicely, in case you human beings can get well out of your Bush bashing hissy matches, perhaps we are able to communicate this rationally. First, on the time, Colin Powell change into Secretary of State, no longer Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of team. even if that he might want to have stated, that is quite sparkling that his opinion change into no longer the purely one provided. second, interior the protection rigidity - the JCS, the final team, the planners and the commanders - as well because the Secretary of protection and the intelligence amenities all had enter. Bush hasn't ever seen himself a protection rigidity genius (unlike his very last opponent). He relies upon heavily upon the advice from the protection rigidity, and it change into in all danger that the final public opinion change into for lesser troop stages than Powell stated. those are those with purely as many credentials as Powell, so their reviews carried no a lot less weight. So, Bush had to make certain - i.e. change into the "Decider". the alternative and the onus change into his on my own, and as such, he regularly occurring the reccommendations of human beings that felt a smaller troop element might want to suffice, because it did in Afghanistan. yet, he's not inflexible and dogmatic, and seeing that the problem replaced, he's had to study rules and are available to a decision which to adhere to. there is not any "Invasion, occupation and usa-progression for Dummies" e book available. there is not any set formulation or troop element equations to make certain what change into proper. In those situations, you may purely make a decision from many thoughts, and then adapt as issues replace and if the alternative change into incorrect. allow's no longer act like little ones and pretend in the different case.

Answer 3

He's going to listen, act like he's considering their proposals, and then do what he wants regardless. He has no intention of giving anything they suggest serious consideration. He seems incapable of adjusting his outlook on Iraq for any reason. It doesn't matter that the entire world, the vast majority of this country's citizens, and any political advisors who aren't licking his boots can see that civil war is raging and that the Iraqi "government" is about to implode. That's what we get when we elect someone delusional and egomaniacal to the highest office in the land. My biggest prayer to God each night? Asking Him to protect our troops from this demagogue.

Answer 4

Bush hasn't listened to those who elected him...so far hasn't listened to anyone. Seems he has his own agenda. Unbelievable when you think of what he will be remembered for when he is out of office...and in history books. Maybe he is too busy effing up to have thought about this.

I believe his hands are pretty much tied in most respects, at this point. There isn't much he can do now...just a matter of waiting for January and see what direction the Dems move after January.

Answer 5

The same likelihood if the democrats really listen to it. The politicians will do what is expedient for themselves, not what's best for the Country.

Answer 6

Well, I am sure Michael Brown and his panel that we all saw on the tape warning the President of Katrina would be able to answer that.

Answer 7

Even less than the likelihood that he'll actually read their report.

Answer 8

I know much of North America is experiencing blizzard conditions. But surly HELL has not Frozen over.

Go big Red Go

Answer 9

He put them in place, so I believe he will listen to them. But I said it before and I'll say it again. They need to keep that information to themselves. Since we sure don't want the rest of the world knowing our plans.

Answer 10

1) He probably won't.
2) He shouldn't.