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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[Dog]

What?

[clintonh8r]

I think you misunderstand what he's doing.

[DCPatriot]

What did they do?

[Mo1]

Durbin was asked at his presser what affect that would have to the deployment and Durbin said probably none since the troops are already being sent

As for these Republicans going against the President

They just lost my support and they can kiss my rear end

[daybreakcoming]

Ashley Wilkes was on Fox tonight. Mrs. Pantsuit is meeting with top designers as we speak to compete with Ms. Fashion Plate Pelosi. And Jimmah is digging up his yard for his grave, last I read.

Thanks for the moment of hilarity during this time...........especially the Jimmah moment.

[Jrabbit]

Absolutely.....this is soooo much like what the traitors did during VietNam...just makes me bawl!

[Fudd Fan]

ooooh, I like the way you think!

[PhiKapMom]

I have heard that McCain has joined with my two Senators to start putting pressure on those ten. May have to take back some of my comments on McCain!

At least they don't have the votes to override a veto!

[livius]

if we had had the courage

We had the courage. The press and the left deprived us of popular support, however, and this made us look like vicious invaders and tyrants - even though we were about the most polite and sensitive bunch of folk that ever "occupied" a country.

I think what we really needed was leadership that didn't give a darn about internal dissent/treason/etc. and went ahead, and I think Bush has finally gotten to the point where he's willing to do this.

[edpc]

Sent him out as the errand boy. If this is so important to the Dems, where's the fighting grandma?

[furquhart]

Surely there's enough Republican Senators to filibuster such a motion.

Call John McCain. Get him to personally launch it from the floor.

[Howlin]

I have never misunderstood one thing Trent Lott has done; he will suck up to the Democrats, you mark my words.

[cgk]

Forty? That is their huge enemy at the gate protest?

Yes. I believe they call it... "political capital". ;)

[onyx]

I'll reserve my hate until AFTER I see how many arms he manages to twist.

He has 10 renegades to bring to POYUS's side.

Thus far, I have compiled this list.


Brownback;
Coleman;
Warner;
Snow;
Collins;
Hagel;


and maybe

Voinovich
Smith

[oceanview]

its going to be a non binding resolution.

[Torie]

The Dems message is that we oppose you, Mr. Bush, but we won't stop you, because we want it to the war, and its consequences, to be all yours, not ours. It is a cheap political tactic, but cheap political tactics are job one in DC these days.

It would be nice if the MSM discussed the WSJ article with some of these Dems, in detail. Do they have the stomach for the quite possible, indeed perhaps likely, gotterdamerung, or do they think it is not in the cards, or what?

[txradioguy]

al-Sistani does.

The media focus' on a lower level cleric like al-Sadr because he's throwing a tantrum.

In the Muslim Cleric heirarchy al-Sadr is a lower rung on the totem pole.

The MAJORITY OF THE IRAQIS...that's Sunni...Shia...and Kurd want us to succeed...they WANT a free Iraq.

The local Imams...the ones in the neighborhoods want Iraq to succeed.

If you can't understand it...I'll try to use smaller words next time.

[jaycee]

"GOD BLESS OUR COURAGEOUS PRESIDENT"

You are so right. I am with him 100% till the end.

[Snoopers-868th]

I agree. They can't cut the funding without crippling the troops that are already there. That would be too blantant and besides they want Bush to lose.

[Dog]

Harry Reid plans on passing a resolution to deny Bush's request for troop funding...

YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Go for it Harry.....deny troops in a shooting war the ammo...

They are crazied with BDS...