Yes, we invaded their country and caused a big mess, we get it. But at some point, the constant bullshit we get from Arab governments and the "Arab street," no matter what we do, starts to grate. Case in point, the Iraqi Governing Council now wants to keep Abu Ghraib, and criticized Bush's offer to destroy it.
Now, Bush's offer is worthy of criticism. Not because it's a bad idea to tear down the prison - it's a great idea, and symbolically very important. Bush deserves criticism, however, for coming up with the idea one month too late. Like most things he does, Mr. Conviction decided to do it after several weeks of waffling, thus making the proposal seem nothing but an insincere stunt. That's why you criticize Bush, not this bullshit answer about "wasting resources." Sounds to me like the governing council is simply whining, or at least trying prove it has cojones in an effort to shore up domestic support. Either way, they're not inspiring me to plop down another $50 billion for Bush's war.
President Bush's offer to demolish Abu Ghraib prison - made in a speech Monday night - found little support among Iraqis, with the head of the Governing Council yesterday calling the idea 'a waste of resources.'
'We must not be sentimental,' Ghazi Mashal Ajil al-Yawer told reporters. 'As the Governing Council, we do not agree with demolishing it and the matter will be left for the transitional government,' which is scheduled to take office June 30.
He called the idea of destroying the prison 'a waste of resources.' - Seattle Times
