The Right Bet In The Mideast

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/16/AR2007011601333.html After reading this article of the washington post I realize that the author is trying to persuade people that Bush's Iraq policy cannot be trusted. The author relates his methods to those used in the Cold War saying that Bush should not take a chance with matters of national security. The author also says that bush is a gambler and that the stakes are to high. "And the misplaced gambler's instinct is especially evident in the administration's plan to send more troops into Bagdahd..........is a mistake because it is piling more precious chips -- more human lives -- on what so far has been a losing bet." It is obvious that the author is trying to convince people that Bush's policies will not prevale and that he wants people to disagree with his methods. Even as the passege goes on the author keeps using the word risky and even relates his policy to the Cold War a second time. This author is trying to show you that Bush's policy is one big chance rather one roll of the dice hoping to get lucky.