Terror war to be proclaimed victorious one month before '08 election
In an effort to help the next Republican presidential nominee, the Bush Administration will proclaim in October of 2008 that the war on terrorism has been won -- confirming suspicions by many Americans that Bush's foreign policy is partly motivated by his domestic political agenda.
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The Pentagon, in a series of recent memos, is making the fight againstterrorism synonymous with Iraq (although it has been pretty muchconfirmed that Saddam Hussein wasn't involved in the Sept. 11 attacks)and has issued a clear call for getting the job done by the end of nextyear.
In a Dec. 6 memo to top civilian and military folks, Deputy Defense Secretary Gordon England outlined the Pentagon's eight priorities for this fiscal year, and No. 1 was "Win the Global War on Terror," or GWOT.
Fun stuff. Right now, Bush is mainly concerned with his legacy, particularly his image within the Republican base. If he can help his party elect another Republican president, then he can say that his presidency was politically successful.
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