Dean: Troops Deserve More Than Bush's "Discredited" Rhetoric

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Dean: Troops Deserve More Than Bush's "Discredited" Rhetoric
Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Contact: Karen Finney - 202-863-8148

Disappointingly, the President followed Karl Rove's advice last night and linked Iraq to 9/11 no fewer than five times in just over 35 minutes. He ignored the concerns that Americans have expressed about the war, and still refused to provide real answers or a clear path to success in Iraq. Even former Reagan aide David Gergen expressed that he was "offended" by the number of times President Bush mentioned 9/11.

"Despite being previously forced to back away from unfounded assertions about links between 9-11 and the war in Iraq, President Bush once again twisted a national tragedy to distract from his own failed foreign policy," said DNC Chairman Howard Dean. "Instead of offering the American people a clear path to success in Iraq, President Bush returned to the same defensive and discredited rhetoric. The American people, and most especially our troops, who are serving with great courage, deserve better than discredited, shopworn political rhetoric from their Commander-in-Chief."

See below for a new document from DNC Research:

WHITE HOUSE ONCE AGAIN LINKS IRAQ AND 9/11 ATTACKS

In the President's speech last night, he clearly linked the 9-11 attacks with the war in Iraq, implying that Saddam Hussein was involved and responsible for September 11th. However, the President himself was forced to disavow this link in September of 2003, after Secretary Rice and Secretary Rumsfeld stated there was no connection. Instead of offering the American people a clear path to success in Iraq, he returned to the same defensive and discredited rhetoric. Patriotism and love of country does not demand endless sacrifice on the part of our troops. The American people deserve honest leadership and honest answers.



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[kikiek]

1. my favorite the do as I say not as I do part........

Bush closed with a pitch to those who might be considering a military career. "There is no higher calling," he said

[Melodybe]

2. Plus the entire war is a lie!!! DSM DSM DSM damn I wish dems were

screaming this at the top of their lungs!

Are they waiting for the Abu Garib children torture pictures or what?

Come on Dean, do it.

[skooooo]

3. Howard Dean will...

...fuck your shit up!