Reid: After Almost 5 Years, Latest Bush Proposal Represents the Same Failed Stay The Course Strategy

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Reid: After Almost Five Years, Latest Bush Proposal Represents the Same Failed Stay The Course Strategy

WASHINGTON D.C. – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada released the following statement following the President’s address to the nation:

“Tonight President Bush announced his plan to keep at least 130,000 troops in Iraq indefinitely, demonstrating that he is trying to run out the clock on his failed strategy and leave the hard decisions to the next president.

“For months the American people, a bipartisan majority of Congress and countless military experts have called for a new way forward in Iraq, but the President has offered only a commitment to endless war that will continue to take American lives, deplete our treasury, and divert our focus from fighting an effective war on terrorism against Osama bin Laden and his Al Qaeda operatives.

“After almost five years, tonight was just more of the same. It's not progress nor is it the strategy for success our troops deserve. And as long as President Bush keeps them in harm’s way without clear purpose or achievable goals, Democrats will keep fighting to responsibly end this war.”

Come on Harry, give us a break.

sick man get his way?

and the only "new way forward" is called an exit...


and STOP...just fucking STOP...pretending it's about "success our troops deserve"

The troops should NOT be in Iraq. PERIOD.

Iraq has jack shit to do with the troops..it's ALL about the corruption of the US government.

"Democrats will keep fighting to responsibly end this war."

But.... Why just "keep fighting" while the "strategy" of issuing WORDS never did, never will, WIN?

(WIN = "EFFECTIVELY bring an end to the unnecessary war crimes of the Bush junta in Iraq")