Preparing for the 2007
State of the Union Address

Tonight's State of the Union Address

Commentary for Tuesday 01/23/2007 Anticipating the State of the Union Address

State of the Union Speech: Tonight President George W. Bush will deliver to the Nation and a relatively hostile congress, his State of the Union address. This speech will not dwell on the war in Iraq, but instead will emphasize other issues important to this nation. Will anybody listen? Will anybody care?

Approval polls are too low for much support: Those politicians either seeking the presidency or looking to improve their own political ratings are not willing to support a losing cause. Remember, politicians look out for their political hide before anything else, including the welfare of the country. If President Bush succeeds in Iraq, it certainly won't be because the Democrat Party helped, nor will it be because of the steadfastness of the Republicans. The Democrats have everything invested in a defeat for George Bush in Iraq, while those weak Republicans are just being opportunistic. Privately, those weak Republicans have written off the Iraqi War as a lost cause.

President Bush's stubbornness has to take the blame: A lot of experts told him from the beginning that there wasn't enough troops to make this a success. These advisors were given little credibility because we had enough troops over there to whip anything that jumped up and said boo. The hard part was having to admit that we didn't have enough troops to take control of both the borders and police the civilians. What we did more or less was hope for 4 years that things would get better. For 4 years we did little to quell the escalating rebellion or try stopping the weapons flowing in from Iran and Syria.

Even bad decisions do not mean that we don't loose focus: We must move on from the mistakes of the past. We must do what we need to do to make corrections and make sure that Iraq is seen as a victory. This wouldn't be George Bush's victory, but an American victory. Leaving before the job is done will turn Iraq into a regional war with Sunni nations warring against Shiites. The Sunni nations have already stated that they would join the Sunni's in Iraq if we left. How does that affect us? The simple answer is oil. Oil is the lifeblood of this nation, and if that oil falls into enemy hands, we will ultimately be drawn into a much larger war. There is a lot more at stake than trying to make the President look bad.

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