Bush threatens to veto Iraq bill as Repubs jump ship

[ProSense]

Bush says no Iraq shift; criticism rises

By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent 14 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - President Bush threatened to veto legislation setting a date for a troop withdrawal from Iraq on Tuesday despite growing bipartisan calls in Congress for an end to U.S. participation in the war and sharp criticism of the Iraqi government.

As the Senate opened a new debate on the conflict, one of the president's staunchest supporters bluntly said the administration had pursued the wrong policy for years after toppling Saddam Hussein. "The strategy we had before was not the right strategy," said Christopher Bond, R-Mo. "We should have had a counterinsurgency strategy."

Asked later who bore responsibility for the error, Bond said, "Ultimately, obviously, the president."

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A vote is expected next week, and Reid said nearly all Democrats support the proposal. Republican Gordon Smith of Oregon is a supporter, as well, and Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, told reporters she may switch her position and vote for it, too.

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Kerry Says Defense Spending Bill Offers Chance to End the War in Iraq

[snappyturtle]

1. If this is the Defense Authorization bill it has an amendment

attached S.185 that will restore habeas corpus! Hope it's the same bill..think so. You can easily urge your senator to vote for habeas at:


http://actforchange.workingassets.com/campaign/save_habeas2/i3esg6i2ywdtbt5?

[ProudDad]

2. Thanks for the link (n/t)

[Warren Stupidity]

3. "We should have had a counterinsurgency strategy."?

says Christopher Bond, Lying sack of shit, MO.

OH BULLSHIT

We were taken to war on a bunch of deliberatre lies and we consequently illegaly invaded and occupied Iraq. Once there we first did everything we could think of to make sure that there would be no stability, as our intentions were and are to occupy Iraq for at least the next ten years, or until the oil runs out, whichever comes last. The instability is the justification for our staying there.

That said, the instability we created is now very much out of control. It turns out that it is easy to get a shit storm started, it is really hard to control how big it gets, and pretty much impossible to put it out.

There is only one strategy we should adopt:

Get The Fuck Out Of Iraq Now

[pansypoo53219]

4. NO! GEORGIE decider!

WHAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaWAWA.