W.House sees "huge challenges" in Iraq

[Omaha Steve]

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W.House sees "huge challenges" in Iraq
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Aug 17, 1:27 PM (ET)

President Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, August 14, 2006....
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By Steve Holland

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Amid a largely bleak picture in Iraq, President Bush received an update on the security situation from top commanders on Thursday and the White House said "huge challenges" remain.

Bush held talks with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and senior advisers. Participating by video link were top generals George Casey and John Abizaid.

White House spokesman Tony Snow said he suspected there could be some discussion about U.S. troop levels in Iraq but he had no details.


President Bush meets with Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon, August 14, 2006. REUTERS/Jim Young


"When you're getting a comprehensive review, one of the questions that's going to come up is, what do we need? The president has always said that that's the first question he asks his commanders, and I suspect that it will arise today," said White House spokesman Tony Snow.

[grytpype]

1. I'm glad they're on the case.

I feel so much better knowing they are on top of things.

[saigon68]

15. THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT HALLIBURTON PROFITS

[savemefromdumbya]

2. Challenges what challenges?

Bush to Rumsfeld "we need more taxpayers' money to fund our little effort"

[Jack Rabbit]

3. The latest White House cliche

"Huge challenges".

And meeting them will take "hard work".

[unkachuck]

13. 'huge challenges' = 'defeat'....n/t

[apnu]

4. OK, we just had our 'well duh' quota filled for the day.

Just when I think BushCo can't show anymore stupidity, they plumb new depths.

[VegasWolf]

5. I guess even the intelligence-challenged Bush can finally see the writing

on the wall.

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. It's a "huge challenge" to secure "huge oil reserves"

[EVDebs]

7. All the more reason to redeploy and follow Murtha's advise, IMHO nt

[YDogg]

8. All for the cameras. Nothing more.

Does anyone doubt that they just go back home and keep doing the same old thing day after day?

[dreamsvsnightmares]

9. A tasty news bite today:

Iraq has had to double their oil IMPORT BUDGET for the next three months because supply is not keeping up with demand. So now gas prices are at $4.50 or more per gallon when they are suppose to average $.64 per gallon. And that's that way it is

[newyawker99]

18. Hi dreamsvsnightmares!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[dreamsvsnightmares]

24. newyawker99

Thank you it really does mean alot to be noticed

[LynnTheDem]

10. Illegal immoral "supreme crime" invasions & occupations don't work.

Ya think the history books on the bush doctrine a la Pearl Harbor and the bush doctrine a la Poland would have registered in even the dim little brains of bush & cabal.

But nope.

[alcibiades_mystery]

11. No fucking shit?

Huge challenges? Getouttahere!

Cakewalk Cakewalk Cakewalk!!!!

Douchebags.

[FormerOstrich]

12. What ever happened...

to the "advisers" that were assembled awhile back? Specifically, wasn't the cleaner (Baker) dispatched? Is that the group he met with earlier this week....I didn't see any of the big names...

hmmmmm....anyone know???

[w4rma]

14. No kidding, psychopaths. (nt)

[HuffleClaw]

16. WTF is with the little label thing on the desk ?

'the president'??? like anyone present is not gonna know who is who. and the matching blue and red ties?

[BigDDem]

17. The challenge:

Sweeping up all the rose petals that are thrown at the troops.

[katty]

19. "HUGE" Challenges?! How about the ones here at home?!

NOW they see huge challenges???!!

[sutz12]

20. From Mission Accomplished to Huge Challenges.....

and in only 3 short years. Heckuva job, there Junior! :sarcasm:

[wildwww2]

25. You beat me to the "Mission Accomplished" reference.

I think it would be a big challange to convince the American people to go along with this war crime. Except that the entire American media (propagadists for Bu$h Inc.) have been covering for these criminals the whole time instead of reporting the horrible truth about our faux leadership.
Peace
Wildman
Al Gore is My President

[Miss Chybil]

21. This is really a "No shit, Sherlock" moment. nt

[radfringe]

22. did the bubble pop?

http://radfringe.tripod.com/

[heliarc]

23. I see dead people. n/t

[KDLarsen]

26. "What do you need?"

It sounds more like he was setting up for a meet with the War Profiteers than the military commanders :shrug:

[Captain Hilts]

27. Say it's not so!!!!!!!!! nt

[yellowcanine]

28. The MORANS say the challenges in Iraq are HUGH!

What a surprise.

[minnesota_liberal]

29. Any "huge challenges" should have been forseen & planned for 4 years ago

Any found (or admitted to) during the last year are evidence of inept leadership.