Reuters: Bush to huddle with top advisers on Iraq strategy (Bush statement at 12:30)

[Eugene]

Bush to huddle with top advisers on Iraq strategy

By Tabassum Zakaria
2 hours, 53 minutes ago

CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush huddles with top
advisers at his Texas ranch on Thursday to hash out options for a new Iraq
strategy that he wants to unveil next month to an American public weary
of the war.

Vice President Dick Cheney, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice, Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and
national security adviser Stephen Hadley will attend the session.

Bush will then make a statement to reporters at about 12:30 p.m. EST (1730 GMT),
the White House said.

Among the options Bush has been considering is a short-term troop "surge" aimed
at containing rampant violence.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061228/pl_nm/bush_iraq_dc

[Lasher]

1. It will be 'stay the course' in disguise

Junior will serve up the same old thing, just with a little garnish to make idiots think it's something different.

[radfringe]

2. I'm guessing it's going to be "short-term" surge

which will turn into a "long-term surge"

I'm also thinking it's going to be "spun" as temporary precautions against an expected "surge" in violence from Saddam's execution...

that being said, the only "surge" I want to see is a "surge" in the calls for IMPEACHMENT.

PUT IT BACK ON THE TABLE

[izzie]

3. It is always scary when he goes to the ranch.

Like a group of teen ages with nothing to do tonight and mom and dad are gone for the week-end so here we go. My guess is it will be death and costly to the people of Iraq and the USA, in all ways. Only Bush and Co. will not be hurt in the old way, in body, and the stock market will rake money in. Bush and Co. will move down the line of being anything but bad news all over the world. That is if he can go down any more. These teen-age PJ parties at the Ranch and Camp Davis always produce evil.

[Telegram Sam]

4. Rumor has it that one of the top advisers was singer Paul Simon.

Sources leaked a portion of the statement which reads:
My fellow Americans...I am here to talk about the changes that will take place in our global fight for freedom. In order to achieve victory, we have to change our strategy because the enemy changes theirs. I have consulted with all my top experts and after hours of intense deliberation, I have come up with a new plan and here it is: You see, there must be fifty ways to leave Iraq...fifty ways to leave Iraq. We'll just slip out the back, Jack. Make a new plan, Stan. You don't need to be coy, Roy - just get yourself free. Hop on the bus, Gus. You don't need to discuss much just drop off the key, Lee; and get yourself free.

[acmavm]

5. Paul Simon? That would be good. Too bad Ray Charles isn't

around to advise 'em to Hit The Road Jack (and don't you come back no more, no more, no more, no more).

[tinfoilinfor2005]

11. Very good!

Scratched my head until I read the obvious (duh) song lyrics. :)

Bet they don't invite Woodward to this one though! :rofl:

[newyawker99]

12. Hi Telegram Sam!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[teryang]

6. There isn't a single competent leader in the group

Strategy in Iraq. Don't make me laugh! These people are trying to figure out how to take over Persia and Central Asia, what's going on in Iraq is just an appetizer.

[badgerpup]

7. Psst...

Persia=Iran:hi:

[Punkingal]

8. One thing we know from that list of "advisors"

Whatever the little maniac wants, he will get. None of them have the guts to speak up, including the new Secretary of Defense who started talking the same idiocy as the rest of them as soon as he breezed through the confirmation process. Of course, Cheney will talk, but he is as bloodthirsty as Bush.

[radfringe]

9. anyone else confirm?

just heard that bush's statement is essentially going to be one of "I decided not to decide...", i.e. the decider won't be making any decisions...yet....

might of heard it wrong, anyone else able to confirm?

[tanyev]

10. They'll just meet for a couple hours this morning and find the solution?

Heck, why didn't they do that a long time ago?


:sarcasm: