Bush adding 21,500 troops to Iraq force - LIVE thread- speech 9pm EST

Yahoo/AP ^ | 1-10-07 | TerenceHunt

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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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[maica]

Catholics for Peace and Justice.

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Anything "for Peace and Justice" is left wing, and virtually anti-American.

[Howlin]

LOL.

[agincourt1415]

George W. Bush, is the President we need, history will show he is right.

He is in for the long haul, and he is the one that can see to it we win the war on terror, and get Iraq up and running as a free state.

No its not going to easy, Bush is a hard head, and stubburn, and thank God, he is from Texas.

Read your Civil War History, Lincoln was 20% approval during the Civil War.

Mr. President PRESS ON with the PLAN!

And tell the Democrats to go jump in a Lake. I suspect you already did this afternoon, and it makes feel good that Pelosi left the meeting fuming at you.

I am relieved and the Troops are probably jumping for joy in Iraq.

[Howlin]

Yes, we do.

[TADSLOS]

What the hell is Gramma Pelosi wearing??

What else?:

[NinoFan]

I'm aware of what it means. I missed it when I read your post.

[Miss Marple]

LOL! He won't even answer the democrat girl on tonight in Holmes' place? Won't say that he will support Kennedy! Has no other plan to do anything except redeployment to the outskirts of Baghdad.

[Repub4bush]

Not sure? But I am sure is Haute couture and probably cost between 5-10 grand

[BurbankKarl]

KFI radio...Capt Dale Dye, USMC Ret.

[MamaB]

I don't know about that! I just try to be the Christian example that she was and boy, do I fall short!

[PhiKapMom]

You nailed it! I read someplace this week that part of why we are still there so strong is for Kuwait and Saudi Arabia who have been our allies for years even if some people on here don't understand.

I think if we pulled out, it would totally destabilize the entire region including our allies. We cannot afford to do that IMHO.

BTW, good catch!

[Fudd Fan]

He should have give the speech tonight, as it were. JMO.

If you want to be the grammar police, brush up on your verb tenses. JMO

[Mo1]

She looks like she wearing a red sleeping bag

[onyx]

Do you have the link to Brownback?

If so, please come to the Vanity thread I posted... getting posts of "disbelief."

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1765656/posts

[jwalsh07]

You don't think Maliki has what it takes, eh? :-}

Neither do I but I'm hoping Petraeus finds the guys that do.

[Republic]

AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

I did pray for our President tonight. I could never get the adequate words together to express just how much faith and respect I have for this good leader, this good man. I thank our Father, so deeply, for leadership of President Bush.

I give his speech a 10-he clarified so much of what I hope for the middle east, and so much of what I want my nation to stand for in these most dangerous of times.

[MamaB]

I don't think they would have any left.

[MOgirl]

Hello,

I have a list, checking it twice...

This must be done, or the USA will lose all credibility for decades.

Those that decide that their political futures mean more than OUR future should know that we will not forget.

MOgirl

[SoCalPol]

Hope you , L and all are doing well.
YOu have two teams going for the big one.
Did you see Tony Gwinn made the Hall of Fame yesterday

[VA40]

Durbib just acknowledged they know several thousand troops will be deploy today or tomorrow or the coming days and that their vote won't stop that

Might have even happened last week Dick!