This is how well it's going in Iraq....

50 Iraqi Police Found Shot to Death..

Now will someone explain to me while some people like Michael Savage - who believes it's no longer our business to be there to begin with - now that we've gone in and totally screwed up their country, isn't it just a little premature to leave while nothing can be done about the insurgents??

Savage was one of the folks that was really gung-ho about us going in there.. Now - after Saddam, he's leading the charge again for us leaving Iraq in shambles.. Of course one cannot ignore his racist overtones about how we should leave the "scum of the earth" to finish themselves off..

And to think that people listen to and like this guy??

*sighs*

There's a division that has happened in this nation since 9/11.. And that division came in the form of Iraq.. Back when Bush had a united nation, a united world for that matter - he chose to go into Iraq.. When our focus should've been to bring those responsible for 9/11 to justice, he lost his focus.. I keep hearing now that Iraq was more of a liberation mission instead of a fear mission that Saddam had vicious WMD..

I don't condone what Saddam was doing, but then I don't condone what is happening in the Congo, in the Sudan, Russia, and in other countries where drug and warlords are governing the people, but I don't see us raising a finger for any of these folks..

But I hear Bush saying that the Iraqi people wanted democracy.. Funny.. I don't get that sense at all.. In fact, I'd say just the opposite: WE WANT DEMOCRACY IN IRAQ; not the people of Iraq.. When we consider what has happened in Afghanistan and in Russia (and all of the republics of the former Soviet Union) - change doesn't happen overnight.. It can't.. The fact that Afghanistan had elections recently doesn't really say jack about their situation..

The fact that they can vote DOES NOT make them into an instant democracy.. Bush is trying the microwave approach to foreign policy and is failing miserably.. Look at Reagan - the cold war - he even realized that major moves in a system that is not aptly prepared to handle the change from Communism to Democracy: it takes time.. Iraq needs a crock pot cooker, Mr. President, not a microwave.. The fact that Iraq is going to have elections in January proves nothing, Mr. President..

After hearing the debates, after hearing his speeches, I've drawn the conclusion that he simply does not have a clue.. He relies on the knee-jerk reaction to guide his policies.. I wish there was one aspect of his Presidency that I could at least point to and say: good job.. The economy seems to be rebounding, but I'll make the argument that it's cyclical in nature and always up and down - regardless of who is in the driver's seat.. Education and the now infamous "leave no child behind" act - has proven to be a failure at Bush's hand.. Crime rates have been unaffected, but the Patriot Act calls to question whether the rights of the American citizen are now being disregarded in the name of "national security.."

So no..

I honestly don't believe Bush is the right person for the job and with "Iraq" tattooed on his backside, I hope a lot of people open their eyes the first of November and see exactly what's happening here..