Republican senator rips Bush on Iraq strategy

[G_j]

-this is primarily for lurkers to contemplate, don't you think its time to rethink your support for Bush ?

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2004/06/30/MNGTS7E5RK1.DTL&type=printable

Republican senator rips Bush on Iraq strategy

Hagel says war hurt U.S. in terror battle

- James Sterngold, Chronicle Staff Writer
Wednesday, June 30, 2004

Los Angeles -- Sen. Chuck Hagel, an influential moderate Republican from Nebraska, sharply criticized the Bush administration in an interview here Tuesday, saying that the war in Iraq appears to have hurt America in its battle against terrorism.

Hagel, a politician sometimes mentioned as a future presidential contender, also said the United States is going to have to consider restarting the draft to maintain its many military commitments abroad.

In a sharp critique of the leader of his own party, Hagel said he believes the occupation of Iraq by the American military was poorly planned and has spread terrorist cells more widely around the world.

"This put in motion a new geographic dispersion" of the terrorists, said Hagel, 58, in an interview before delivering a speech to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles. "It's harder to deal with them because they're not as contained. Iraq has become a training ground."

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[GumboYaYa]

1. Add another treasonous traitor to the list.

[wtf]

2. Chuck Hagel

hates america.

[checks-n-balances]

5. What's wrong with him, can't he read (the daily rethug talking points)?

He's so out-of-(lock)step!

[Trajan]

7. Chuck Hagel ...

LOVES controlling an Electronic Voting Machine manufacturer without disclosing that fact ...

He REALLY loves receiving the majority vote in the black community when those voting machines are used during his own election, especially where he doesnt disclose his interest in that voting machine manufacturing concern ...

[GumboYaYa]

12. and loves Osama.

Would he rather have Saddam back in power?

[seabeyond]

3. cheney saying fuck you on the floor

senator saying inappropriate and sure he was sorry he did it. hardball woman says, cheney says he feels better. blew hagel away and said well i expressed wasnt appropriate and i cant speak for cheney obviously, but i dont think we should set that example for our children

was funny

[Kanary]

4. After thousands of deaths, he develops a spine

I hope the faces of all the dead and wounded haunt him for a L-O-N-G time.

Kanary

[G_j]

6. I second that emotion

now he is jumping a sinking ship...

was he ever really concerned with the human cost?

[DaveSZ]

8. Chuck, why oh why...

do you hate America so much?

[Kahuna]

9. I always *Knew* that the Iraq invasion would create more terrorists...

Duh. An unprovoked invasion on Muslim land is likely to have that affect. Why didn't the lawmakers who voted for the war see that this would happen?

[merh]

10. Abandon ship, abandon ship ....

all hands man the life boats --- The U.S.S. Bushco has begun to take on water.................

[greekspeak]

11. Maybe Shrub can sick his Dem lap dogs

Miller, Lieberman, and Daschle on Hagel.

[cthrumatrix]

13. wait til Cheney hears this.... maybe he has a couple of words to share

[reprehensor]

14. Better late than never. n/t