Bush has been consulting and thinking about the war in Iraq for quite some time now. It would be nice to think the reason for this is because he is oh so thoughtful and truly does care what the American people want……what the Iraqi people want….and that he honestly wants to do the right thing. But I don’t believe that. I believe all this time has been taken to ease the American public into the next really bad decision. The one that calls for an escalation. Surge. Increase in troops. Call it what you will…….it’s wrong. He’s not really listening and the only thing he’s thinking about is how he can keep this conflict going.

CRAWFORD, Texas Dec 28, 2006 (AP)- Already weeks in the making, President Bush’s new war plan is being burnished with the assistance of top military and diplomatic advisers as critics of the war urge the Democratic Congress to resist any call for a large military buildup in Iraq.

It’s unclear whether Bush will signal his desires or just seek further consultation when he meets at his Texas ranch on Thursday with Vice President Dick Cheney and other members of the National Security Council.

Downplaying expectations, the White House says it’s a “non-decisional” gathering. Yet advisers have set the stage for a presidential speech after the first of the year in which Bush will lay out a new U.S. strategy in Iraq where violence could be sparked by the execution of Saddam Hussein.

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