Pelosi On Petreaus Testimony: Continuing Failed Surge in Iraq... Is Unacceptable

[babylonsister]

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=737

On Petreaus Testimony: Continuing Failed Surge in Iraq Until at Least Next Summer Is Unacceptable
September 10th, 2007 by Speaker Pelosi

Last November, the American people voted for a New Direction in Iraq, but the President chose instead to escalate the war by reverting to a ‘surge’ strategy that had failed four times before. The President promised the American people that this surge would be a short-term effort to provide space for political reform and national reconciliation in Iraq. Today, despite overwhelming evidence that neither goal has been achieved, General Petraeus testified that the surge would last at least until next summer. This is simply unacceptable.

Iraqis do not believe their security has been improved by the surge or by the American military presence in Iraq. The American people want to know why our troops must continue to sacrifice when a majority of the Iraqis want our forces out of their country. At home, an overwhelming majority of Americans want us to responsibly redeploy our troops so we can begin to address the dire readiness state of our military and refocus on fighting terrorism around the world. Standing in the way is the stubborn refusal of President Bush to change course, regardless of the facts.

The President’s strategy in Iraq has failed. It is time to change the mission of our troops to one that will promote regional stability and combat terrorism, so that the numbers of our brave men and women in uniform in Iraq can be reduced on a much more aggressive timetable than the one outlined today by General Petraeus.

Also, pls. check out this link: Iraq Report Fact Check (someone's been busy!)

http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=736

[onethatcares]

1. madame speaker, and Democratic electees

you have your orders, do what you were elected to do.

[Wilber_Stool]

2. Good for you Nancy.

Hit him with another sack full of money. That should shut him up.

[Fla_Democrat]

11. LOL

:yourock: :thumbsup:

[deacon]

14. lol

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

3. Yeah, yeah, Pelosi. So what are you going to go about it?

Give him more time and money/

[calimary]

4. Yeah, sure, nancy. Now go ahead and bend back over again where

you were before.

Shit. When I think back on all the work we put in last year to make sure the Dems got the majorities. How much we gave in campaign donations. How much precinct walking many of us did. How much time we spent on the phones, online, talking with our friends, how we risked having our tires slashed because of the bumper stickers we had on the back end (which IS what happened to my car, btw). All that work. All that money (which I'm sure ALL of us across the country who gave and gave and gave and answered every call and every appeal letter we received) that many of us couldn't really afford to spare, for which we had our own personal pressing uses, and we handed it over again and again and again to help some Dem's campaign...

When I think of all that, and how all they've done is cave, cave, cave, and cave SOME MORE, it just absolutely burns. And whenever I call in, ANYWHERE in Congress, to ANY Dems, especially those not my own, I MAKE SURE to repeat that reminder.

[Imagevision]

5. Ms. Pelosi, we know you are still out there, we're beginning to wonder why???

[porphyrian]

6. Yay! I can agree with something she says again! Thank you, Speaker!

Now, fucking impeach the criminals.

[Solly Mack]

7. invading Iraq was (and still is) unacceptable but well....

[pocoloco]

8. Is our powder still dry?

Is our table still clean?

Still got your head up *'s ass?

Just checking.

[babylonsister]

9. My, my, you are all so cynical! Why is that?

:hide:

[MisterHowdy]

10. yawn.

actions speak much louder than words.

[partylessinOhio]

12. Madame Squeaker you need to resign. Putting out little soft touch statements

isn't enough for you to keep the gavel in your hands. Get out. Make way for a man to do the job. You let the voters down. Now, git!

Your stategy is a complete failure.

:mad:

[deacon]

13. Right, we voted for a new direction, you haven't given us one.

Hop to it or resign.

[Breeze54]

15. Oh brother!

:puke:

"This is simply unacceptable." :wtf:

[bridgit]

16. yeah, take a long walk off a short pier, Nancy, ya'goofy broad...

:rant: