Reid: Iraq War ‘Lost’
President Bush may still be in denial, but Sen. Harry Reid is at least telling him the raw truth: The surge isn't working, and the Iraq war is not likely to result in any kind of victory. The Democratic majority leader says he told Bush on Wednesday that the war "is lost," judging by the "extreme violence" in Iraq lately.
President Bush may still be in denial, but Sen. Harry Reid is at least telling him the raw truth: The surge isn’t working, and the Iraq war is not likely to result in any kind of victory. The Democratic majority leader says he told Bush on Wednesday that the war “is lost,” judging by the “extreme violence” in Iraq lately.
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“I believe … that this war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week,” Reid told journalists.
Reid said he had delivered the same message to US President George W. Bush on Wednesday, when the US president met with senior lawmakers to discuss how to end a standoff over an emergency war funding bill.
“I know I was the odd guy out at the White House, but I told him at least what he needed to hear … I believe the war at this stage can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically.”
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