This was on the Beeb. It was hard to not interject my own thoughts into the Dem comments:
NANCY PELOSI, HOUSE SPEAKER, DEMOCRAT
President Bush outlined a status quo strategy that leaves at least 130,000 American soldiers in harm's way as part of a 10-year occupation of Iraq.
The American people reject the president's call for an enduring relationship with Iraq that is based on leaving our troops in the middle of a deadly civil war for at least 10 years.
The president failed to answer how maintaining 130,000 soldiers in Iraq would strengthen our military, make us safer, or how he would pay for its additional $700bn cost.
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That's easy Nancy: you will all approve the $700B cost, just like you always do.
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HARRY REID, SENATE MAJORITY LEADER, DEMOCRAT
After almost five years, tonight was just more of the same.
It is not progress nor is it the strategy for success our troops deserve.
And as long as President Bush keeps them in harm's way without clear purpose or achievable goals, Democrats will keep fighting to responsibly end this war.
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Right, we wouldn't want to move them out too quickly, Harry. If we don't act "responsibly", we'll incite civil war. Oh wait, there already is a civil war.
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The comments from Clinton and Obama are milquetoast at best. I would love to see something that indicates leadership from them since they are both running for POTUS.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6994529.stm