Sen. Jack Reed of Rhode Island, a former Army Ranger, delivered the Democratic response to President Bush's address and had the following to say:
"Soldiers take a solemn oath to protect our nation, and we have a solemn responsibility to send them into battle only with clear and achievable missions. Tonight, the president provided neither. An endless and unlimited military presence in Iraq is not an option...Democrats and Republicans in Congress and throughout the nation cannot, and must not, stand idly by while our interests throughout the world are undermined and our armed forces are stretched toward the breaking point...We intend to exercise our constitutional duty and profoundly change our military's involvement in Iraq."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had this to say on the President's speech:
"The American people long ago lost faith in the president's leadership of the war in Iraq because his rhetoric has never matched the reality on the ground. 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 choice is between a Democratic plan for responsible redeployment and the president's plan for an endless war."
Sen. Hillary Clinton responded to the President stating:
"What the president told the American people tonight is that one year from now, there will be the same number of troops in Iraq as there were one year ago. That is simply too little, too late and unacceptable to this Congress and the American people who have made clear their strong desire to bring our brave troops home."
Sen. Barack Obama reiterated something I said earlier, saying:
"What this is, is that we have run out of troops. We can't sustain the surge, and we are now going back to the same levels of troops that we had nine months ago."
The democrats are doing the right thing: standing up for America's safety and America's men and women in uniform. They are fighting for what the country wants, a safe end to the War in Iraq, and God bless them for that.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Stay the Course says the President.....Again
I believe one headline can sum up President Bush's prime-time speech tonight: Stay the Course. Thats all the President offered. I'm so tired of hearing the same thing over and over again out of this administration. We need a changed strategy in Iraq that actually works to keep America safe. We need to be worrying about al Qaeda, not an Iraqi civil war. Our brave men and women join the services to do just that, serve their country, not to be a police force for a foreign nation.
The President's speech focused for a large part on the "success" in Anbar province. Yet the President also briefly mentioned a Sunni Sheik that was killed by a roadside bomb in Anbar. So I ask the President: which is it, is there success in Anbar or not? And if so, why are people, like the Sunni Sheik, being killed there everyday? That surely doesn't sound like "success" to me. And on a quick side note, did I hear Bush correctly when he said the United States was one of 37 countries fighting the War on Terrorism in Iraq? I would like to hear the President name those 36 other countries, because I surely can't think of them.
The President's speech focused for a large part on the "success" in Anbar province. Yet the President also briefly mentioned a Sunni Sheik that was killed by a roadside bomb in Anbar. So I ask the President: which is it, is there success in Anbar or not? And if so, why are people, like the Sunni Sheik, being killed there everyday? That surely doesn't sound like "success" to me. And on a quick side note, did I hear Bush correctly when he said the United States was one of 37 countries fighting the War on Terrorism in Iraq? I would like to hear the President name those 36 other countries, because I surely can't think of them.
I pray the American people aren't fooled
Well President Bush has set himself to be the hero tonight we he will announce "his plan" to withdraw 30,000 troops from Iraq next year. I hope the American people don't fall for this. Those 30,000 troops were scheduled to come home anyway. We were told that months ago by the Pentagon, but the President is going to make it appear that he is the one withdrawing troops.
It is no doubt a publicity stunt in order to raise support for this war and keep Senate Republicans on his side. It's just sad that this war is becoming all about politics. It shouldn't be about the President trying to save face or look strong. It's about the safety of our troops and the safety of the United States of America. 160,000 troops are now needlessly in harm's way and not even Gen. Petraeus can say the Iraq War benefits the U.S. You want to know why?---because it doesn't! By not taking the fight to al-Qaeda and bin Laden, America is less safe because of this war.
30,000 troops is not enough to withdraw. All that does is put us back to pre-surge troop levels. We need a much greater number of troops out of Iraq, with a small force taking the fight to al-Qaeda. What the president is trying to do is like a thief taking $100 from you, and then a few months later giving it back. It means nothing. The troops were coming home anyway and now the President is trying to get political gain out of it. Again I say, I hope the American people see right through this and continue to support what is right for this country----ending the Iraq War.
It is no doubt a publicity stunt in order to raise support for this war and keep Senate Republicans on his side. It's just sad that this war is becoming all about politics. It shouldn't be about the President trying to save face or look strong. It's about the safety of our troops and the safety of the United States of America. 160,000 troops are now needlessly in harm's way and not even Gen. Petraeus can say the Iraq War benefits the U.S. You want to know why?---because it doesn't! By not taking the fight to al-Qaeda and bin Laden, America is less safe because of this war.
30,000 troops is not enough to withdraw. All that does is put us back to pre-surge troop levels. We need a much greater number of troops out of Iraq, with a small force taking the fight to al-Qaeda. What the president is trying to do is like a thief taking $100 from you, and then a few months later giving it back. It means nothing. The troops were coming home anyway and now the President is trying to get political gain out of it. Again I say, I hope the American people see right through this and continue to support what is right for this country----ending the Iraq War.
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