NPR : U.S. Detains 6 Iranians in Irbil Raid
Bush's new strategy, however, ignores key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, which in December called for a new diplomatic offensive and an outreach to Syria and Iran. Instead, the president accused both countries of aiding terrorists and insurgents in Iraq.
"We will disrupt the attacks on our forces," Bush said. "We will interrupt the flow of support from Iran and Syria."
Audio of speech plays under sweetened video of the exercise. Meanwhile, video of Syrian government officials making conciliatory statements about a more cooperative relationship with the Americans is being cued up and will soon be ready to roll. It's just like an episode of "The Unit!"
Why, what a big cowboy hat you have, Mr President. But where are you going to find 21,500 head of battle-ready cattle at such short notice?
