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• Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip: ... Briefing: That's What She Said President Bush says he plans for the military to stick with the “bigger is better” plan. [ WP , ...
• BuzzFlash - Daily Headlines and Breaking News: ... Award Winner: Darby upheld a higher ethical benchmark than Rumsfeld, Cheney or Bush. "We're Americans, we're not Saddam," Darby said. "We hold ourselves to a higher standard." The Man Needs to be Hauled Before a Grand Jury, After Receiving Appropriate Mental Health Treatment. Today's Gem from the Man Who Lets Other Die for His Stubborn Vanity: "U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time." 12/20 Busheviks Force ...
• AMERICAblog: A blog for a great nation that deserves the truth: ... They have no clue about Iraq, just campaign slogans. The President claims he is working on "the new way forward" for Iraq. Note to the Prez: There is no new way forward, only a way out. Should be fun to watch him squirm about his comment to the Wash. Post that we're not winning in Iraq. As soon as you hear Bush say he wants to work in a bi-partisan manner, you'll know nothing else he says is true. If you're watching -- and even if you're not -- comment away. Okay, ...
• Shakespeare's Sister: ... they're making is worth it. And they need to know from the commander in chief: Not only is it worth it, but I strongly support them and believe that their work will lead to victory. That's what I believe. Believe it? To review there is a plan to have a strategy or a strategy to have a plan that will lead to a victory, a victory that follows a mission that was accomplished, before we ...
• Salon.com - Daou Report: ... OF WAR “We’re not winning, we’re not losing” I actually find that statement to be pretty accurate. The current situation may seem intolerable to some but we’re nowhere near losing. We also haven’t acted with the military and political firmness needed to ensure victory: President Bush acknowledged for the ...
• The Obfuscation Report: ... Bush Said Kerry Proposal to Increase Size of Military Would Make The Country ‘Less Safe’ Yesterday, President Bush announced his intention to increase the “overall size” of the Army , acknowledging that the current forces were “stressed.” The Washington Post reports he’s considering an increase of 50,000-70,000 troops. On June 3, 2004, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) — campaigning for the presidency — ...
• The Democratic Daily: ... the troop strength of the Army and Marine Corps, heeding warnings from the Pentagon and Capitol Hill that multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are stretching the armed forces toward the breaking point.” “ We need to reset our military,” said Bush, whose administration had opposed increasing force levels as recently as this summer. But in a wide-ranging session in the Oval Office, the president said he interpreted the Democratic election victories six ...
• Uncommon Thought Journal: ... at Ground Zero 12/20/06 Pincus, WP, Lawmaker Opposes More Troops for Baghdad 12/20/06 Baker, WP, U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time 12/20/06 McConnell, CSM, Climate change clash in Africa 12/20/06 Miks, ...
• Dem Bloggers: ... a plan to increase the troop strength of the Army and Marine Corps, heeding warnings from the Pentagon and Capitol Hill that multiple deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan are stretching the armed forces toward the breaking point." " We need to reset our military," said Bush, whose administration had opposed increasing force levels as recently as this summer. But in a wide-ranging session in the Oval Office, the president said he interpreted the Democratic election victories six weeks ago ...
• Candide's Notebooks: ... stuff that got him addicted in the first place. If we have a military crisis, the solution is to militarize further, and march ever closer to a draft. Feed the machinery of war. It’s insanity by any other name. [Washington Post] Defying commanders, Bush to increase troops in Iraq [The ...
• Norwegianity: ... -- the Army, the Marines," he said. "And I talked about this to Secretary Gates, and he is going to spend some time talking to the folks in the building, come back with a recommendation to me about how to proceed forward on this idea." [ Peter Baker, Washington Post ] Lyingest liar? or most clueless bastard of all time? Sean Penn, the actor and occasional foreign correspondent for the San Francisco Chronicle, hit the media and called for impeachment of the ...
• Think Progress: ... Make The Country ‘Less Safe’ Yesterday, President Bush announced his intention to of the Army , acknowledging that the current forces were “stressed.” The Washington Post reports he’s considering an increase of 50,000-70,000 troops. On June 3, 2004, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) — campaigning for the presidency ...
• Perrspectives: Blog: ... playing the game very well. "I believe that we're going to win." President Bush, December 20, 2006. "We're not winning, we're not losing." President Bush, December 19, 2006 . "Absolutely, we're winning." President Bush, October 25, 2006. "We are losing." Former Bush Secretary of State Colin ...
• Firedoglake - Firedoglake weblog: ... steps you plan on taking to achieve them? More than three years after starting this mess in Iraq, can you give the American public any idea — any at all — as to when we plan on starting down that "path"? Since ve started saying that we need to expand the military (and, btw, how do we plan on doing that in a voluntary military when we are barely meeting recruiting goals now?), what exactly are the plans going to be since we'll be exposing even more young Americans to bullets and IEDs and such in Iraq and ...
• :: BlackElectorate.com ::: ... Michael Bloomberg, or they lash out in anger like Michael Richards." Washington Post: U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time. President Plans to Expand Army, Marine Corps to Cope With Strain of Multiple Deployments. Houston Chronicle: Ordered last month to restore housing ...
• Alternate Brain: ... to this post ] - U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time WaPo President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a ...
• The Democratic Party: ... PM | Comments (2) Looking Back What ThinkProgress said: Yesterday, President Bush announced his intention to increase the “overall size” of the Army , acknowledging that the current forces were “stressed.” The Washington Post reports he’s considering an increase of 50,000-70,000 troops. On June 3, 2004, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) — campaigning for the presidency — ...
• JABBS: ... Bush said yesterday that he is considering a short-term surge in troops in Iraq, an option that top generals have resisted. Among the options under review by the White House ...
• MotherJones.com | MoJo Blog - Social Issues and Political Commentary: ... lives and moved backwards over that time (see graphic on left side at this link), to the point where, amazingly, the most stubborn-minded segments of American society are admitting we're not winning. Even in an administration where accountability doesn't exist, those responsible for failure sometimes leave on their ...
• Shining Light In Dark Corners: ... Gates Begins Intense Talks on War Efforts (washingtonpost.com - World News and Analysis From The Washington Post) U.S. Not Winning War in Iraq, Bush Says for 1st Time (washingtonpost.com - World News and Analysis From The Washington Post) China Tightens Adoption Rules for ...
• Oh Well: A Commentary on News and Politics: ... here. In an interview with the Washington Post, Bush actually said that the U.S. was not winning the war in Iraq. Here's the quote through the WaPost interview: President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a ...