Democrats in Debate Rip Bush on Iraq ... (hot off the press....some press)

[cthrumatrix]

Democrats in Debate Rip Bush on Iraq

By RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Democrats who want to replace President Bush (news - web sites) welcomed the president's decision to finally seek United Nations (news - web sites)' help in stabilizing postwar Iraq (news - web sites), but argued Thursday that he should have done it earlier and his delay has jeopardized U.S. relations around the world.

Now Bush must "go back to the very people he humiliated," said former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean (news - web sites), who by the luck of the draw got the first question at a televised debate among eight of the nine Democrats seeking the party's presidential nomination.


Sen. John Kerry (news, bio, voting record) of Massachusetts said that "the swagger of a president who says 'bring 'em on' does not bring our troops peace or safety."


And former House Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt (news - web sites) of Missouri said, "We have a president who has broken up alliances that Democratic and Republican presidents have put together over 70 years."
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20030905/ap_on_el_pr/democrats_debate_13

[dflprincess]

1. Yes - but Braun and Lieberman both

said we would have to leave "with honor". I started screaming when I heard that. We just can't pull out now... Another song I heard all through Vietnam and in the end we just pulled out.

Knee deep in the big muddy and I fear Bush* wouldn't be the only fool leading us on.

[PartyPooper]

2. Gephardt was wrong!

"We have a president who has broken up alliances that Democratic and Republican presidents have put together over 70 years."

In particular, our relationship with France goes all the way back to 1776...when they supported us in the 'American Revolution'.

:-)

[Wickerman]

3. Hey, I'm just now watching it

Kucinich is great - Bush's Blunder, Halliburton sweetheart deals.

Gotta love him.