Sticking them in the bush: Prove the RRR contenders support W, Part I, Troop increase to Iraq:

blondeatlast

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Tue Jun-19-07 11:07 AM
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Sticking them in the bush: Prove the RRR contenders support W, Part I, Troop increase to Iraq:

Edited on Tue Jun-19-07 11:35 AM by blondeatlast

They want desperately to distance themselves from George on Iraq policy but you know they've supported him blindly. Let's start a handy-dandy reference guide showing their love for all things Bush:

Mitt Romney (and a John McCain bonus):

Hours before Bush spoke Wednesday night, Romney issued a statement calling for five additional combat brigades in Baghdad and two Marine regiments in Al-Anbar province -- precisely the plan for as many as 21,500 new troops that was outlined by the Bush administration before the president�s speech.

(snip)
His position aligns him not only with Bush but also with Senator John McCain of Arizona, one of Romney�s leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination. McCain has called for sending more troops to Iraq for more than three years, and has pronounced himself supportive of the president�s decision for a ``surge�� in the troop level.

For both Romney and McCain, casting their lot with the president on Iraq is a gamble that carries political peril. Unlike the other potential GOP candidates -- who have remained mum on how they�d handle Iraq -- they are now on record in supporting a controversial move that critics argue will likely worsen the situation in Iraq.

Boston Globe, 1/10/07 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/01/10/romney_backs_bushs_surge_in_iraq/

A few photos to spice up the mixture:

Fred Thompson:

ABC News' David Chalian Reports: 2008 GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has broken his silence on the "surge" and comes out with a written statement this morning joining the President (and his chief rival for the Republican nomination -- Sen. John McCain) in supporting the plan to place additional US troops in Baghdad and Al Anbar.

"In consultation with Generals, military experts and troops who have served on the ground in Iraq, I believe securing Iraqi civilians requires additional troops. I support adding five brigades in Baghdad and two regiments in Al-Anbar province. Success will require rapid deployment," says Romney in his statement below.

ABC News online, 1/10/07 http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/01/romney_supports.html

Thompson seems to have the smarts not to be photographed with the Blivet.

Note the similarity in the statements, too. are these independent thinkers or NeoCon loyalists?

I'll leave to others to look up some sticky slime on the others...

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