The Bush presidency, trapped in a corner, hoping to pull out some definition of victory the world can welcome
Friday, April 13, 2007 at 7:46PM
OP-ED: "A Power Outage At the White House," by David Ignatius, Washington Post, 13 April 2007, p. A17.OP-ED: "The Surge: First Fruits," by Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post, 13 April 2007, p. A17.
Bush reminds me less and less of Reagan and more and more of Carter, meaning no matter who wins in Nov. 08, we're in for a serious regime change in Jan. 09 and simultaneous morale upgrade of huge proportions.
I can't wait for it to be morning in America again.
But as I write in the May Esquire, if Bush can declare some semblance of victory--however finessed--in Iraq (and Krauthammer's piece is a nice half-glass-full rendition of acceptable-"victory"-in-the-making), anyone who wins the White House will be greatly in his debt--or, perhaps better to say, in Dave Petraeus' debt.
Even a partial win earns Petraeus serious consideration as Chairman, and when that happens, the world will instantly be a better place..
No question, as the Ignatius and Mallaby pieces make clear, that the world wants us back come '09, so if Bush's Carter-like myopia gets us something we can call "a job salvaged" on 20 Jan 2009, then let the Nixonian rehabilitation begin!
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