Bush adding 21,500 troops to Iraq force - LIVE thread- speech 9pm EST

Yahoo/AP ^ | 1-10-07 | TerenceHunt

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Unswayed by anti-war passions, President Bush will send 21,500 additional U.S. troops to Iraq and build the American presence there toward its highest level to quell worsening bloodshed. The move puts Bush on a collision course with the new Democratic Congress and runs counter to advice from some senior generals.

Set to announce his decisions in a prime-time speech Wednesday night, Bush was to acknowledge making major mistakes in Iraq, primarily failing to deploy enough U.S. soldiers and demand more Iraqi troops and cooperation to confront the country's near-anarchy.

In advance of Bush's address, White House counselor Dan Bartlett said U.S. military operations have been "handcuffed by political interference by Iraqi leadership" — but now will proceed under rules allowing troops to confront Shiite militias as well as Sunni insurgents.

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The new Democratic leaders of Congress met with Bush and complained afterward that their opposition to a buildup had been ignored. "This is the third time we are going down this path. Two times this has not worked," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. "Why are they doing this now? That question remains."

Senate and House Democrats are arranging votes urging the president not to send more troops. While lacking the force of law, the measures would compel Republicans to go on record as either bucking the president or supporting an escalation.

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[ChicagoConservative27]

I'm so embarrassed this POS is my Senator.

[jwalsh07]

Durbin is doing his best to deflat our troops and the Iraqis. This is disgusting.

Men like Durbin were General Giaps wet dream and now terrorists the world over have that same nocturnal emission.

[Peach]

So the guy who compared our troops to Pol Pot is who the Democrats chose to counter the president. Moonbats.

[Jrabbit]

What's his plan? Restore the electricity?

*&@#*&*

[Howlin]

Durbin is taking questions from the press.............LOL.

[onyx]

What is this that the democrats get a prime time response?

This was not the State of the Union!

[cgk]

The MSM Channels are not carrying Turbin's speech

LOL!

[Revolting cat!]

Good speech about 'terrists en Ehrack".

[Darth Republican]

Durbin: "It's time for Iraqis to stand and defend their own nation...."

[txradioguy]

Little Timmy is trying to Cronkite this war.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Sounds like Durbin's speech was edited. It was short and useless.

[Carolinamom]

I don't remember the Republican minority getting rebitta;s after everyC;omtpm speech, do you?

[Txsleuth]

DURBIN just told a reporter after his speech that 20,000 troops isn't enough!!!!

WTF is going on in this world!!!

[jveritas]

Democrat Senator Dick Durbin a provider of AID and COMFORT to the enemy just finished his treasonous and defeatist speech.

[Free ThinkerNY]

[Mo1]

CNN also isn't carrying Durbin

only MSNBC is

[Peach]

Brit came on immediately after the president on my Fox News Channel.

[RushCrush]

Should be 'horse's ass with no name'

[longtermmemmory]

I think this bipartisan work group is a way to bypass the democrats (like Lehey) on security sensitive committees.

This response could have been written in the 1980's regarding any military action lead by reagan.

[Road Warrior ‘04]

The MSM is doing the same thing Tokyo Rose did during WWII! And, this includes Bill O'Reilly!