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2006-03-14 Home Front: Politix

Bush initiates new campaign to defend the Iraq war

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Posted by Dan Darling 2006-03-14 00:45|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Too little too late. This should have been an ongoing process, not just one when he's feeling the pressure. PR and getting the msg out has always been a huge problem with this admin and even though I'm a supporter I want more reasons more often then just "trust me".

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2006-03-14 11:28|| 2006-03-14 11:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Excerpted from Washington Post article:

"Bush Sets Timelines On Iraq Takeover"
3-14-06

"President Bush vowed yesterday to turn over most of Iraq to newly trained Iraqi troops by the end of this year, setting a specific benchmark as he kicked off a fresh drive to reassure Americans alarmed by the recent burst of sectarian violence.

Bush, who has largely resisted concrete timelines as the Iraq war dragged on longer than he expected, outlined the target in the first of a series of speeches intended to lay out his strategy for victory. While acknowledging grim developments on the ground, Bush declared "real progress" in standing up Iraqi forces capable of defending their nation."

Question:

"Is Bush now contradicting his former statements on timelines & set benchmark goals for american troops withdrawing from Iraq and is he not acquiescing to Congressional demands, particularly by Democrats by doing so?"

Posted by Just Curious 2006-03-14 14:04|| 2006-03-14 14:04|| Front Page Top

#3 no

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-03-14 15:02|| 2006-03-14 15:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Actually, Cheney is right: the "insurgency" is basically over. The problem isn't so much from local groups as from outside interference - both Al Qaida and Iran. Sooner or later, we're going to have to do something about the source of this continued operation, and that's the flow of money from Iran and Saudi Arabia to fund these nutcases. If the United States destroyed the capabilities of the mullahs (and their government backers) from both countries to fund the continued attacks, they would stop in about six months when the current supply of money ran out. Until we DO cut off the funding, we're going to continue to be attacked.

The entire islamofascist war could be ended in two minutes by nuking Riyadh and Teheran. Of course, millions would seethe, but they're goign to seethe anyway.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2006-03-14 15:36|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2006-03-14 15:36|| Front Page Top

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