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| U.S. Making 'Great Progress' in Iraq; Russert Unimpressed |
| 2005-10-23 |
| Sen. George Allen said Sunday that last week's vote on the Iraqi constitution shows that the U.S. is making "great progress" in the war on terror - contrary to claims of Bush administration critics who say the White House has no plan for success in Iraq. "There has just been a monumental benchmark achieved," Allen told NBC's Meet the Press. "Now, they're still counting the votes, but it appears that the people of Iraq, in stronger numbers that even in January of this year, have come out and voted for this constitution. The Virginia Republican noted that the Iraq constitution codifies "individual rights, men and women having freedom of expression, religious freedom, where rights are not enhanced nor diminished on account of religious beliefs." Sen. Allen said the new constitution assures that the Iraqi people will be governed under "the rule of law," noting that it "will give them a motivation [for] what they're fighting for, for themselves, for their children." "I think this is great progress and we ought to celebrate it," Allen insisted. "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert, however, sounded unimpressed, responding to Allen's call for celebration by noting: "But there has been no weapons of mass destruction." |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #2 Hussain was the weapon of mass destruction. You, Russert are a weapon of mass distortion. |
| Posted by: mmurray821 2005-10-23 19:57 |
| #1 Read the Nov. Scientific American. They consider Russert a MORON and diss him. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2005-10-23 19:13 |