Like I said at the time, actually allowing Murtha's resolution to withdraw be voted on was brilliant.
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- President George W. Bush rejected a call for setting a deadline to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq, saying he relies on military officers who advise staying to defeat terrorism.
"So long as I am commander-in-chief, our strategy in Iraq will be driven by the sober judgment of our military commanders on the ground," Bush said in excerpts of a speech he's scheduled to give today to U.S. soldiers and airmen at Osan Air Base in South Korea. |
No. You don't say. Listen to the people on the ground who actually know what they're talking about? I don't think that's ever been done before.
Bush's trip to East Asia, intended to boost trade and reassert U.S. influence in the region, has been overshadowed by debate over the U.S. occupation of Iraq. In Washington, Representative John Murtha, a Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War and the top Democrat on the House defense spending subcommittee, called Nov. 17 for a U.S. withdrawal.
The excerpts of Bush's speech were released as House Republicans sought to kill any talk of immediate Iraq withdrawal by planning a quick vote on the matter in Washington. They outnumber Democrats in the chamber by a margin of 231-202.
"In Washington, there are some who say that the sacrifice is too great, and they urge us to set a date for withdrawal before we have completed our mission," Bush said. "Those who are in the fight know better." |
Ooooh. Fool, you just got served, yo. Damn.
It is too bad this ridiculous topic continues to resurface to blemish Dubya. Diplomacy hopefully continues to make strides towards the nuclear disarmament of North Korea, Dubya visited Mongolia, another fledgling democracy that was one of 40 countries that supports the war in Iraq, and here at home economic indicator's point to continued growth this year and next while controlling inflation |
