Friday, July 18, 2008

On the horizon

WASHINGTON — The United States and Iraq have agreed to seek "a general time horizon" for deeper reductions in American combat troops in Iraq despite President Bush's once-inflexible opposition to talking about deadlines and timetables.

ho·ri·zon /həˈraɪzən/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[huh-rahy-zuhn]
–noun
1. the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
2. the limit or range of perception, knowledge, or the like.
3. Usually, horizons. the scope of a person's interest, education, understanding, etc.


Maybe this is the Bush administration's reluctantly offered gift of semantics to the McCain campaign. A new policy phrase, as meaningless as all the old policy phrases, but intelligently designed to offer anyone who still swallows their brand of lies some light at the end of the tunnel in the Iraq occupation. " He said they now have a horizon!, the troops will come home!" Sorry, ain't no such luck and I will prove it to you with this simple exercise.

1.Get in a boat or go out to the desert.
2. Locate the horizon.
3. Go there.

Now how long did it take you to get to the horizon? What do you mean you never got there? It was right in front of you, all you had to do was believe that the administration was telling you the truth and they have defined the apparent boundary between earth and sky using their superior range of perception and knowledge...or the like.