BERTOLT BRECHT HAS "THE SOLUTION"

By THOM SHANKER and MARK MAZZETTI
Published: August 16, 2006

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 — President Bush made clear in a private meeting this week that he was concerned about the lack of progress in Iraq and frustrated that the new Iraqi government

Those who attended a Monday lunch said...

“I sensed a frustration with the lack of progress on the bigger picture of Iraq generally — that we continue to lose a lot of lives, it continues to sap our budget,”

“The president wants the people in Iraq to get more on board to bring success.

the president expressed frustration that Iraqis had not come to appreciate the sacrifices the United States had made in Iraq

“I do think he was frustrated about why 10,000 Shiites would go into the streets and demonstrate against the United States,”


The Solution
Bertolt Brecht

After the uprising of the 17th June
The Secretary of the Writers Union
Had leaflets distributed in the Stalinallee
Stating that the people
Had forfeited the confidence of the government
And could win it back only
By redoubled efforts. Would it not be easier
In that case for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?