Posted on 01/26/2007 7:53:15 AM PST by Lucky9teen
WASHINGTON — President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday "I'm the decision-maker" about sending more troops to the war. He challenged skeptical lawmakers not to prematurely condemn his plan.
"I've picked the plan that I think is most likely to succeed," Bush said in an Oval Office meeting with senior military advisers.
The president had strong words for lawmakers on both sides of the aisle who are lining up to support resolutions opposing his decision to send 21,500 troops to Iraq. He challenged them to put up their own ideas. "Some are condeming a plan before it's even had a chance to work," he said.
Bush said lawmakers agree that failure in Iraq would be a disaster and that he chose a strategy that he and his advisers thought would help turn the tide in Iraq.
The president met with Army Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, newly confirmed by the Senate to command U.S. troops in Iraq.
"My instruction to him was `Get over to the zone as quickly as possible, and implement a plan that will achieve our goals,"' Bush said.
"You're going into an important battle in the war on terror," he told Petraeus.
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My wife isn't pro Hillary. She doesn't think much of her. My wife feels Hillary is an "enabler" that permits by tolerating if not aiding Bill's iindiscretions (some were rapes).
My daughter worries me, she has a picture of her with Hitlary. She and her boyfriend both sold residences this year and do not meet the criteria to claim the %500 K on sale of residence even though they will marry this year. I pointed out that the max capital gain is 15% not 25% which the Dims want. I said "Aren't you glad your dad votes Rep.?"
Not according to the latest from Specter. Hasen't FR yet, but will.
Wow, Feingold is proposing just that, giving the President 6 months to get all troops out. Between this, troops being spit on, Viet Nan anyone ?
President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday "I'm the decision-maker" about sending more troops to the war."
He needs to keep saying it strongly and often...
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