George W. Bush's Personal Crusade for Credibility

As the Wheel of Time turns, President Bush finds himself caught within the tangled web of his own weaving. Building upon the spirit of American sentiment in 2001, Bush began the war to end terrorism. Six years later, Bush feigns a confidence he does not feel, and proceeds with the Iraq War in the only way he can to save his credibility.

Currently, it is the hope that a new democratic run congress will seek to put an end to the war. It will be a hard fought battle within our political institution, but in the end the proposal by Bush to send in 20,000 more troops will be accepted. The reason for this is purely political. If a democratic congress were to deny Bush's proposal, then failure in the Gulf War would be squarely upon the shoulders of the Democratic Party.

It brings to question why, or how, did previous resolutions become disregarded. In May 2003, Bush declared an end to the Iraq War. In October 2003, the UN passed a resolution to transfer power to the new Iraqi government. Aid was offered by the UN through U.S. troops already on the ground. Due to an increase in guerilla warfare, US soldiers were once again in an active battleground. The end of the war is now 4 years past and the White House is requesting more troops to be sent in. Bush is caught, he cannot stop himself because American pride and sentiment is the only way to regain his credibility.

Many people have asked why troops have not been withdrawn from Iraq. The answer given is that to withdraw from Iraq will show fear to the enemy. Many of the nations still left within the "coalition of the willing" have been steadily withdrawing their troops since 2004. The U.S. is the only country whose leadership is calling for more troops to be sent in to Iraq. It would be fair to say that the fear of showing fear is represented by the White House. This furthers the idea that George Bush is entangled in his own web.

Time after time, the edicts and accusations given by this president have shown to be false or misguided. The war started with the intention of relieving Iraq of it's "weapons of mass destruction". Weapons, that this country provided them. Upon not finding weapons of mass destruction, it became a call to end terrorism. Then it became the duty of America and it's citizens to free Iraq and bring forth democracy. Now, despite the growing death count, the president finds himself unable to begin a withdrawal. For him, doing so would discredit everything that he has done. Bush believed that in winning the war in Iraq, his credibility would be high enough to elude any accusations of impropriety, of wrong doing. Now, to withdraw would be to admit defeat, admit that he was wrong.

It has become clear that democracy is a contradiction. President Bush has ignored and disregarded the American sentiment that once so strongly supported him. That sentiment now asks for troop withdrawals. That sentiment asks for an end to the war. That sentiment asks Bush to save the lives of American soldiers. In response, Bush is requesting 20,000 more troops to deploy to Iraq.

The contradiction if further shown in the US support of an Iraqi democratic government. With UN resolutions accepting and acknowledging the new Iraqi government, it should be clear that a governing body is now in place that will rule as the people request. Democratic elections are votes by the people, for the people. Iraq has thus far mirrored the Bush's contradiction by ignoring it's people's request for withdrawal of U.S. troops. 80% of Iraq's citizens are in favor of full withdrawal. Most of them understand the hardships they would endure, but offer the suggestion that they are enduring a lot more with the current situation.

So, the lone ranger continues on his path. Seeing destruction ahead, but too prideful to avoid it. This is no longer a war of good versus evil. This is no longer a global war. This is a one man war of right and wrong. George Bush will do what it takes to be right and save his credibility.