How Germany sees Petraeus: "The Show Must Go On" while preparing to go to war with Iran

there's no business like show business...

THE PETRAEUS REPORT

The Show Must Go On

Gen. David Petraeus' progress report on Iraq is doing nothing to calm down the debate on the war. He called Monday for "a long-term effort" and only a minimal troop withdrawal. And he laid the groundwork for the next war -- with Iran.

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He mentioned Iran 10 times in his report. Iran, he says, consciously adds fuel to the violence in Iraq by supporting the Iraqi militias: "None of us earlier this year appreciated the extent of Iranian involvement in Iraq." Iran is also trying to transform the militias "into a Hezbollah-like force to serve its interests and fight a proxy war against the Iraqi state and coalition forces in Iraq."

The Republicans promptly took the bait. Hunter grumbled about the "deadly military equipment (that) continues to flow from Iran." His party colleague Ileana Ros-Lehtinen predicted that "the radical Iranian regime ... will increase its interference in Iraq if the US rapidly withdraws."

in honor of spiegel's well-chosen headline, here's a clip from the movie, "moulin rouge!," featuring jim broadbent delivering an electrifying performance of "the show must go on..."



i must confess, i would have never gone to see moulin rouge! had it not been for the compelling recommendation of my daughter, who so happens to be one of my very best sources for both movie and book recommendations...


Moulin Rouge! (2001) - Ewan McGregor, John Leguizamo,
Jim Broadbent, Nicole Kidman

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