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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What does he mean, Congress debate this? Does he think that the Congress can stop this?
Now Dirtbin is having a news conference? What a pustule this guy is.
MEMO TO RATS: You can't do squat about this except vote to de-fund. Do you feel lucky today, punk? Well, do you?
I don't understand it either!
Powerful speech ... strong stuff ... he needs to do that DAILY!!! GWB will do the right thing, right up until the end, even if he is the last MAN standing. Are there any left in Congress who will join him?
LOL
DISGUSTING.. THE MSM STINKS!!!
Yes, President Bush just said to destroy any support for terrorists coming Iran and Syria. Excellent and Finally.
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If the terrorists are coming from there then take both those countries out now. Lets fix the problem before it gets worse.
OK .. now Only Cspan is carrying Durbin
What did everyone think was it a good speech could it have been tougher or what?
Not on the major MSM stations.
You have to remember that you have Democrats in Congress and Democrats in the news media who are working 24/7 to defeat this policy. So put the blame where it belongs. On these Democrat Copperheads who put their own ambitions first.
Durbin's speech was well within his capacities, in other words, boring and empty and meaningless.
I didn't listen to a single word he said. He's a disgusting human being and I detest him with every fiber of my being.
Fox had him on, too. I turned them off and went to Food Network.
LOL! I normally listen to CNN, the only American cable I can get... but all of the Detroit networks had this on, so I left on Detroit's Fox t.v. network, with Shep Smith. I don't know if this is separate from the American cable broadcast, but they didn't carry Durbin.
Ah, now time for the last half hour of Deal or No Deal. Time to really get down to business. ;)
All of us here, praying for him daily and I think He hears us.
Fox Broadcast Network has gone to a sitcom. No Dem response is being played.
Looks like Fox is relegating the Dems to Fox News Channel.
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