Posted on 01/10/2007 2:30:20 PM PST by STARWISE
Unswayed by anti-war passions, President Bush will send 21,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq and build the American presence there toward its highest level to quell worsening bloodshed. The move puts Bush on a collision course with the new Democratic Congress and runs counter to advice from some senior generals.
Set to announce his decisions in a prime-time speech Wednesday night, Bush was to acknowledge making major mistakes in Iraq, primarily failing to deploy enough U.S. soldiers and demand more Iraqi troops and cooperation to confront the country's near-anarchy.
In advance of Bush's address, White House counselor Dan Bartlett said U.S. military operations have been "handcuffed by political interference by Iraqi leadership" — but now will proceed under rules allowing troops to confront Shiite militias as well as Sunni insurgents.
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The new Democratic leaders of Congress met with Bush and complained afterward that their opposition to a buildup had been ignored. "This is the third time we are going down this path. Two times this has not worked," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Why are they doing this now? That question remains."
Senate and House Democrats are arranging votes urging the president not to send more troops. While lacking the force of law, the measures would compel Republicans to go on record as either bucking the president or supporting an escalation.
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I agree.
Not another dime to the RNC. Not ONE.
Yea I know
But you're still going to have to waterboard me to vote for him
Let's not even begin to count how many did after leaving Vietnam. Funny how Teddy never mentions that.
" No, they want to get the GOP on record siding with them."
Anyone know which wimps will be joining the traitors ?
A Non-binding resolution is the pussification of politics.
Did you hear that person say, "Cut," at the end of Durbin's "speech"?
How appropriate
They damn well better not.
When we are hit with a nuclear bomb, and hundreds of thousands of people are vaproized...I intend to be a member of the group who takes care of Durbin, Pelosi, Kennedy et al down at the most populous intersection of the town at high noon....
...that is if the nuke don't hit downtown Dallas.
Well I guess we know what the D.C. members of DU are doing tonite.
29 degrees out side here in D.C. tonite and they are too dtupid to come in out of the cold.
DOG you are bad
Major Garrett said that the Dems have a list of the Republicans that they "can work on to go against the President"....
Okay...so, I am assuming that since they are going after the Republicans in the Senate..that means:
Clinton, Biden, carry, Dodd, Obama, have ALL said they are for cutting and running???
That is going to be their position???
BTW..when McCain was asked if Congress could stop the Pres...McCain did NOT say NO...he hemmed and hawed around, saying something about yeah, they can cut funding.
IOW...McCain is a LOSER!
They named the last two.
Yes, it is only forty of them. But they have the odor of ten times their number.
He's JOHN WAYNE MC CAIN on the WOT, support for our troops, our mission and standing solid with POTUS.
What about Kay Bailey?
You know they will.
God Bless Them....God grant them victory!
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