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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Thanks for the thread!
Why even give a speech? Everything he seems to want to tell us has already been leaked out.
God bless and protect our troops and our Commander in Chief!
He should put in more troops, if they're needed.
Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/iraq/2007/iraq-strategy011007.pdf
Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/01/20070110-1.html
In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/
That was passion and BTW Nixon followed HIS policy anyway.
"America's commitment is not open-ended," he was to say. "If the Iraqi government does not follow through on its promises, it will lose the support of the American people and it will lose the support of the Iraqi people."
bbl....gonna have dinner....
Watch LIVE streaming video of President Bush's address to the nation tonight at 9 p.m. EST on FOXNews.com
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Go after all the hot spots in Iraq, starting with Sadr city and bomb the cr@^ out of each province until the opposition is wiped out. NO mercy. We should have had this attitude all the way through...don't hamstring the military, just let them clean house. If Iraq president doesn't like it, call a press conference and announce that we are facing opposition from the people we're trying to help and give him a choice: support our efforts to help you or we're out and we're not leaving anything behind!
Thanks for starting the thread. God Bless our President and the United States Military!!
"America's commitment is not open-ended,"
But perhaps it should be. We hung around long enough in Germany and Japan to make sure that the sacrifices of our servicemen and woman were not rendered meaningless.
the AP article wasted no time using the word "bloodshed" in the first sentence.
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Are you serious? This is a speech for the country, the world, our military, but to those that are not that politically engaged to read anything that has leaked. Besides, he needs to go on TV and say it directly to the people rather than have the biased media interpret (i.e., skew) what his plan is.
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