[SJackson]

I don't know where the term "surge" came from, but I hope it wasn't the administration.

Tonight, I hope to hear clearly defined objective, and if increased troop levels are needed to accomplish them, estimates as to what is required.

Surge implies a fleeting effort, which will simply drive our enemies underground till the surge is over. They need to be underground with their virgins, or wherever they go with their virgins.

[My2Cents]

But there is no equivocation from the man who, by virtue of his long service in the Senate and his mastery of that chamber's politics and procedures, is respected by savvy Democrats and Republicans as the essential member of the new Congress.

You mean Drunken Ted, the Manslaughterer?

[OldGuard1]

Yeah. And 20k (the expected number) is nothing.

[Anti-Bubba182]

The key difference is that there are demands on the Iraqi government. They must deliver or else.

Pelosi and the rest, want it to fail or they will suffer politically.

[DustyMoment]

I stopped reading after the first sentence. The bias was so strong, it was starting to drip onto the floor!!!

[ShandaLear]

Looks like it's a post-surge reaction now.

[Argus]

Time to hold Teddy accountable for the murder of Mary Jo.

Other than that, he can STFU.

[ExtremeUnction]

The Congress has frequently used the power of the purse to control presidential war-making.

Maybe so, but it can't happen right away. The new troops will be in place by the time a new chunk of money is needed. By then, the democrats will be in a bind. They say they "support" our combat troops. I don't think that they can easily cut them off.

[etradervic]

[freema]

[syriacus]

In my party's finest tradition,
I have this to say,
"Nyet, nyet, nyet."

[syriacus]

Surge implies a fleeting effort,

When you think "surge," think, "tsunami."

[SunkenCiv]

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