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 Key Republicans Push for Iraq Strategy ChangePosted on Jul 14, 2007
Adding to the mounting pressure on President Bush to revise his stubborn “stay the course” strategy in the Iraq war, top Republican Sens. John W. Warner (pictured) and Richard G. Lugar made a gesture of dissent by proposing a U.S. troop redeployment plan on Friday.
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By dick, July 16, 2007 at 12:39 pm #
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So much posturing. So much hypocrisy. War with Iran is imminent, but no one seriously opposes it. Instead, the power elite/Isreal are all for it.
Report thisBy David, July 16, 2007 at 7:11 am #
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It’s all BS. They’re actually COVERING for this criminal president. They want to give him a chance to make up a NEW excuse to stay in Iraq. It’s shameful and dishonest. All Republicans are liars, theives and cowards. The GOP should be banished.
Report thisBy Skruff, July 16, 2007 at 5:18 am #
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87124 by vet240 on 7/15 at 5:02 pm
“As the 2008 elections get nearer the Republicons (con is correct here) will try harder and harder to distance themselves from their backing of bu$h for the last five years.
I for one don’t believe it’s wise to reward malfeasance with forgiveness or by electing any of these selfserving fools again.”
Are we targeting only “these selfserving fools” who wear an “R” next to their name? Or will we also reject the selfserving spineless Democratic fools like Hill the business shill Clinton who helped transfer power to this criminal administration?
Send them all home.
It’s time for the American
Report thisBy Marjorie L. Swanson, July 16, 2007 at 5:01 am #
Warner and Lugar might have had some credibility had they spoken out earlier. Now they look like two old coots trying to cover their wrinkled posteriors. Statesmen? They aren’t even a pallid imitation.
Report thisBy disgusted, July 16, 2007 at 2:56 am #
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More publicity yes the elections are near. Why is everyone getting so excited all these members of the RACIST NAZIS COMMITTEE(RNC) have done is take a weak position. Ask yourself the following have these members of the BUSH CRIME FAMILY truly really truly come out against the Iraq war if so where is the condemnation? Where is the criticism of the Traitor in the White House. No this is just another hip hip horah story for the RACIST NAZIS COMMITTEE (RNC). You see if they truly belived what they were saying they would BREAK with the LOCK STEP attitude of the FASCIST NEOCONs’ these are evil people serving a evil end and that end is their own survival. So when I read more on the condemnation of the Iraq policy and the Bush Crime family then I will belive that they are truly against the Iraq war, until then they are just serving their own interests.
Report thisBy mark, July 16, 2007 at 2:46 am #
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Sorry gentlemen. this is a Kabuki dance.
Report thisBy farmertx, July 16, 2007 at 2:16 am #
IF, you say? Remember that al Gore, of all people, got more popular votes than the Shrub, just not in the “right” states.
Report thisThen, in ‘04, Diebold introduced the magic voting machine, giving the Shrub 52% of the vote...and three days later, polls showed him at 48% approval rating.
The Electoral College had its place when most folks lived in the East. That is no longer the case. Yet we are still saddled with it.
The most important office in the country is the only one that isn’t decided by popular vote. Sorta negates the one man,one vote idea, doesn’t it?
By Don Stivers, July 15, 2007 at 9:08 pm #
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Ever wonder what the Republicans would be doing if they had won the elections by a hair?
Would they STILL be strutting around saying the Democrats want to cut and run. Big tough guys, huh? Like their heroic leader. Who gives a s---t about the consequences of war. We’re big studs. “Bring ‘em on!”
Everyday that this country babbles to itself means more dying in vain.
Don Stivers
Report thisBy vet240, July 15, 2007 at 5:02 pm #
As the 2008 elections get nearer the Republicons (con is correct here) will try harder and harder to distance themselves from their backing of bu$h for the last five years.
I for one don’t believe it’s wise to reward malfeasance with forgiveness or by electing any of these selfserving fools again.
Send them all home.
It’s time for the American people to demand impeachment proceedings for bush cheney.
If the Democrats refuse to reinstate the Constitutional balance we must demonstrate our outrage by kicking them all out and electing someone who will follow our will, not th ewill of the corporate/military complex.
Report thisBy THOMAS BILLIS, July 15, 2007 at 4:07 pm #
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More great statesmen coming forward to speak out on a policy that they have known is a disaster for at least a couple of years.How do these guys sleep at night?The history books are going to name this the era of the absolutely spineless politician.
Report thisBy farmertx, July 15, 2007 at 12:47 pm #
No doubt that there is a lot of empty posturing going on in DC. That is the name of the game.
One thing that would help bring about some needed changes is a true reform of campaign donation laws. If one isn’t eligible to vote for a candidate, one can’t donate to that candidate. This eliminates all lobbyist’s, corporations, unions, PAC’s, and 527’s. And it puts the process back in the hands of the citizens by limiting those allowed to donate to $2000. Mandatory prison time, not at Club Fed, plus forfeiture of the illegal donation would serve to make most think twice about risking such donations.
Think about it. It won’t be easy. But if enough folks demand such changes, it will happen in time.
Report thisBy Skruff, July 15, 2007 at 12:27 pm #
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The largest US Embassy in the world is located in Baghdad.
In 1974 the largest US embassy in the world was in Saigon.
all the better to land Helicopters on....
Is the ship of state taking on water? If not, why are all those rats leaving?
I always love a good rout! especially when I’m not there.
Report thisBy QuyTran, July 15, 2007 at 9:31 am #
I don’t trust these Bush’s marionettes !
Report thisBy desertdude, July 15, 2007 at 8:43 am #
Senators Luger and Warner against the war in Iraq!
Report thisWho is kidding who, it is nothing but a ploy to garner votes. They play at writing legislation to change course, but they really mean to make people feel like they are doing something. There is no means to make the President to comply so how is that anything to make Bush change course? Another Republican delaying tactic.
By Hammo, July 15, 2007 at 8:20 am #
Sens. Warner and Luger, as well as many others are feeling the change of heart about the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
Yet, it might be years before US forces are redeployed out of Iraq. Deja vu of Vietnam.
More on this in the article…
“Americans felt turning points on Vietnam, Iraq in ‘70, ‘07”
PopulistAmerica.com
July 14, 2007
http://www.populistamerica.com/americans_felt_turning_ points_on_vietnam_iraq_in_70_07
Report thisBy DennisD, July 15, 2007 at 7:59 am #
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The Bu$h Inc. Iraq “strategy” is simple, we stay until he leaves in January of 09. And then we’ll continue to stay in one form or another well after 09 to keep the contractors who fund these scumbags campaigns happy. All the bullshit posturing by either party’s empty suits and skirts isn’t going to change it. Other people’s lives are a small price to pay to increase corporate profits to the vermin we have in office in this country.
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