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Bush adding 21,500 troops to Iraq force - LIVE thread- speech 9pm EST
Yahoo/AP ^ | 1-10-07 | TerenceHunt

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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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; bush; iran; iraq; presbush; syria; troops; wot
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To: silent_jonny
Makes me wish I found FR sooner.

I'm just glad you found it. Place wouldn't be the same without you. :)

1,421 posted on 01/10/2007 7:44:38 PM PST by Wolfstar ("Common sense is not so common." Voltaire, 1764)
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To: AliVeritas; jwalsh07

Some aging hippie on CNN on the scene in Bagdad with a Brit accent is now claiming that Maliki opposed additional troops in Iraq.


1,422 posted on 01/10/2007 7:44:48 PM PST by Torie
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To: MamaB

Hey MamaB....its nice to meet you here! I have been reading about your 103 yr. old mother. I am sure she was precious.
Have you been all 'warm and fuzzy' today??


1,423 posted on 01/10/2007 7:44:52 PM PST by jaycee
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To: arthurus
I was hoping but not expecting that Bush would be announcing the Raid on Iran to take out Iranian offensive capability.

Do you really think he should announce that?

1,424 posted on 01/10/2007 7:44:57 PM PST by Aquamarine
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To: LeoWindhorse
I was very pleased to hear President Bush clearly mention iran and syria's roles in the fight

ME TOO!! Gave him a cahoena back.

Israel not mentioned in a single line????

I am not sure, but I think it may be a good idea to keep it focused on Iraq.

I have no answer as to why Kennedy was not locked up for murder a long time ago. I hate the song 'bridge over troubled water'. I always think of Ted when I hear it.

And I don't like Screwdrivers anymore too.


1,425 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:00 PM PST by do the dhue (How come the Demorats have not fixed Iraq yet? They're inept!! Vote 'em out!!)
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To: STARWISE

who the hell is AARON AMARAL, A LAW STUDENT???


INSTANT VIEW 3-Reactions to Bush Iraq speech
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10294398.htm


1,426 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:04 PM PST by Mo1 (PLEASE SUPPORT FREE REPUBLIC AND DONATE)
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To: princess leah

I'm %100 with you my friend>


1,427 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:17 PM PST by sonic109
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To: cgk
I have a hard time accepting people like this vote.

Not only that, they drive cars, and procreate!

Becki

1,428 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:37 PM PST by Becki (I pray daily for President Bush.)
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To: marajade

I could go back and post a link to every thing you've said on this thread in the short 45 minutes I've been here.

But I realize you're being obtuse on purpose.



1,429 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:37 PM PST by txradioguy (In Memory Of My Friend 1st Sgt. Tim Millsap A Co, 70th Eng. Bn. 3rd Bde 1st AD K.I.A. 25 April 2005)
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To: advance_copy

ROFL!!!!

It took me 5 mins to stop laughing after reading your post. Wet eyes.


1,430 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:38 PM PST by cgk (I don't see myself as a conservative. I see myself as a religious, right-wing, wacko extremist.)
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To: marajade

So CNN (as an example) has a poll. 80% of their viewership (or website visitors) are lefties. So every poll is going to be majorly skewed to the left. BUT, it is reported that 80% polled against the President, without admitting that most of the people who voted are Dhimmis. This news gets out to the people on the street (like the ones Hannity interviewed who didn't know the Pledge of Allegiance or who didn't recognize a photo of Nancy Pelosi). I'll bet if he'd asked them if they voted, they would have said yes. In other words, we probably have the most ignorant electorate in the history of this country.


1,431 posted on 01/10/2007 7:45:55 PM PST by sageb1 (This is the Final Crusade. There are only 2 sides. Pick one.)
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The aging hippie says Maliki party parliamentarians want the minority (Sunnis) to lose, and let nature takes its course.


1,432 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:32 PM PST by Torie
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To: advance_copy
MSNBC: Hillary Clinton says "I cannot support Bush's proposed escalation of war in Iraq". Is anyone surprised?

I'm not surprised in the least. Hillary and her band of thieves love to slip in hot button words like, "escalation". They don't want to admit, nor even consider, that the increase in troops bring about the DE-escalation of the problems in Iraq. They pray at the altar of Political Agendas and preach to the ignorant who feed at the trough of the MSM and kiss the feet of the loony left.

1,433 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:37 PM PST by Chena
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To: agincourt1415

Amen to that. By the way Pelosi was outside the White House after meeting the President all defeated and shivering from the cold weather. The democrats know that they have no power to stop the surge or funding the troops, however they will keep on giving aid and comfort to the enemy by their defeatist attitude and unfortunately few republicans have joined them.


1,434 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:45 PM PST by jveritas (Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
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To: popdonnelly

We didn't lose because of the war -- we lost by slim margins in most races because Republicans in the last two years spent our tax dollars like drunken sailors. Then we had the Dimwits pretending to be conservative when they were not and some stupid voters swallowed the koolaid they were giving out.

That's my opinion!


1,435 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:48 PM PST by PhiKapMom (Take Back the House and Senate in 2008)
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To: Arizona Carolyn

I have to say that the way the President laid it out left me feeling much more confident in this decision.
It's time to take the gloves off and W knows that we have to really bury these insurgents and cut off their supply lines in/out of Iran and Syria.
I will wait to hear if the Dems unveil their ideas or just stick to the criticism and sabotage of our troops efforts.


1,436 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:53 PM PST by JerseyDvl ("If you attack Americans, we'll defend your right to do it."- The Democrat Party)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

You are correct sir. I think it was used somewhere else though, maybe in parody?

http://ask.yahoo.com/ask/20011026.html

Point is: We live in a world of instant gratification and instant answers. Fax, e mail, IM, 24 hour news, fast food etc. WE ARE NOT GOING TO KNOW FOR 25 YEARS WHETHER THE IRAQ WAR WAS A GOOD OR BAD IDEA. President Bush may be the greatest leader and visionary in the history of the free world, eclipsing Lincoln, Churchill, Reagan, Ghandi. Or he may be the biggest bozo who ever walked the face of the earth. Nothing anyone says on this thread will answer the question one way or the other. Only time will tell.

My feeling is that a generation from now, we'll carve a picture of him on Mt. Rushmore.


1,437 posted on 01/10/2007 7:46:58 PM PST by Eric Blair 2084 (There are some votes money can't buy...For everything else there's 2 years of dopey Liberals.)
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To: Torie; Miss Marple

That's the case. They moved too slowly. I don't want to rehash that whole thing but the bull should have been taken by the horns and the miliatry mobilized much sooner. Gone and done though.


1,438 posted on 01/10/2007 7:47:22 PM PST by jwalsh07 (Duncan Hunter for President)
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To: marajade

I don't believe you.


1,439 posted on 01/10/2007 7:47:44 PM PST by Chena
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To: Eric Blair 2084

I am confident that Dickie Durbin could not possibly have anything worthwhile to say...... unless he is announcing his resignation from the Senate I don't expect ever to willingly listen to another word he has to say about anything. He is scum. Stoopid vicious scum.


1,440 posted on 01/10/2007 7:47:55 PM PST by Enchante (Chamberlain Democrats embraced by terrorists and America-haters worldwide!!)
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