Bush vows again he won't pull out of Iraq
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/...

"I'm going to make you this promise: I'm not going to allow the sacrifice of 2,527 troops who have died in Iraq to be in vain by pulling out before the job is done."
-- GWB's address to the troops, July 4th, 2006

These are the words of a gambling addict on a Vegas bender. Even though he keeps losing again and again, he returns to the table to gamble some more lives, convinced that he can break even.

This description of a compulsive gambler hits home:

"Winning enhances the gambler's self-image and ego. Losses are rationalized as poor advice or bad luck. However, as losses increase and self-esteem is jeopardized, the gambler borrows money to "invest" in gambling in hopes of breaking even. The need arises to hide new losses and borrow more money to make up the difference."

And more importantly, he can’t let Daddy see him lose.

It's the classic profile of a compulsive gambler. Other signs of gambling addiction:

“Lies to family members, therapists or others to conceal the extent of involvement with gambling”
(Read: lies to America.)

“Has committed illegal acts in order to finance gambling”
(Illegal acts: check!)

“Has jeopardized or lost a significant relationship, job or educational or career opportunity because of gambling.”
(He’s destroyed our reputation in the international community and squandered all post-9/11 capital.)

"Needs to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired excitement."
(Repeatedly asks Congress for just a few more billion for his war.)

"Has relied on others to provide money to relieve a desperate financial situation caused by gambling"
(China and Hong Kong own his gambling debt. When they foreclose, they'll own us.)

He knows he’ll win eventually, he’s confident. He trusts his instincts. His instincts are infallible he tells us. No wonder he’s so self-assured, everything has gone his way his whole life! Everything in his life shows he’s a natural born winner.

But the problem is this: Things have always worked out for him not because of any innate ability, but because his family (and their extended good ole boy network, and even the SCOTUS) was always there to make sure he won, against all odds. That’s why he thinks he’ll always come out on top–- all his life, someone was always there to load the dice, stack the deck, rig the roulette wheel. To make sure he won. Of course he’s confident and trusts his “instincts.”

Give him just a few more dollars, a few more lives, and he’ll go back to the table just one more time. Like he said, he’s determined that the lives of 2,527 troops aren’t going to be a loss. He’s not leaving Vegas until he goes home a winner. Because he always wins. The big payout’s coming this next hand, it just has to. Just loan him a few more lives.