Posted on 08/23/2007 9:18:14 AM PDT by tobyhill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Democratic leaders are aggressively strategizing a new offensive against the Bush administration's management of the Iraq war as more and more anti-war lawmakers publicly acknowledge successes ahead of a key White House progress report.
Aware of the trouble Iraqi progress could mean for Democrats at home — House Whip James Clyburn recently said if the surge were successful, it would be "a real problem for us" — a revised set of talking points is being worked up by Democrats that declares the escalation of troops in Iraq has not been successful despite White House claims otherwise.
That point is expected to be sharpened on Thursday after lawmakers receive the latest National Intelligence Estimate ahead of the report due next month. Democrats are likely to emphasize the potential threats listed in the NIE as demonstrative of the Iraqi government's failure to achieve political reconciliation.
One leadership aide previewed the new argument — laid out in an hour-long conference call Tuesday — by saying that limited military success does not mean the surge has fulfilled its goals. The contention is that the surge was implemented to give an opportunity for the political process to get moving and "obviously" that hasn't happened.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Sickening beyond description.
That should be the mime for the '08 election campaign.
Can we start calling them traitors now?
Monty exclaimed: "Damn!"
Liars! The surge was implemented to improve the security situation, not to have the "political process to get moving"!
Don't let these liars get away with this!!!
You'd think so, however the last election says otherwise.
Imagine spinning anything in an effort to make it look like our military forces are losers. Republicans won’t have to spin this: Democrat leadership is despicable.
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The Rats are in a quagmire and are trying their hardest to get out of it. The Rats and MSM are pulling out all the stops to now say Iraq is not comparable to Vietnam after years of saying they were even though President Bush never compared the wars, he compared the possible aftermath of Iraq to the aftermath of Vietnam.
“If good news out of Iraq is “...a real problem for us (the Dems)”
Does that mean that they would prefer some bad news out of Iraq?
Would a huge amount of casulties and maybe a couple helicopters being shot down amount to good news for the Democrats???????
Were the stakes not so high, it would be kind of funny. In any event, their bunch up even further, the White House should quote Ted Kennedy on his Vietnam references, state why he was in error and why the president’s aftermath analysis is correct...
Hence the tagline:
Well, the MSM helped them convince the public that Bush “made” them vote for the war in the first place. They think they can get away with anything, cuz they OWN the Media.
With a lot of thanks to many pubbies = including freepers = who vowed to vote out the pubbies to "teach them a lesson" because of their Johnny-One-Note issue = immigration.
Well, they succeeded. They gave the Reids, Pelosis, et al the reins. Hope they're happy now - They got their wish.
And gave Al Queda their wish in the bargain.
” With a lot of thanks to many pubbies = including freepers = who vowed to vote out the pubbies to “teach them a lesson” because of their Johnny-One-Note issue = immigration.
Well, they succeeded. They gave the Reids, Pelosis, et al the reins. Hope they’re happy now - They got their wish.
And gave Al Queda their wish in the bargain.”
Very well said.
“Well, they succeeded. They gave the Reids, Pelosis, et al the reins. Hope they’re happy now - They got their wish.
And gave Al Queda their wish in the bargain.
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I agree wholeheartedly
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