Justify?
The LA Times reports the following information about the Democrats' response to the Bush administration's plans on the Iraq War.
First, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid call for "a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops, starting in four to six months". Not an immediate withdrawal, mind you, but a staged one, so that more American troops can be killed during the continuing occupation through the first half of 2007.
Second, Pelosi once again "emphasized that Congress would not cut off funding for U.S. forces now in Iraq." The one tool at her disposal for ending this war is the one tool she refuses to wield.
Third, Pelosi said in response to Bush's plans to send more troops, "If the president wants to add to this mission, he is going to have to justify it." Justify it? What's to justify? Is she suggesting that if he gives a justification, she might go along with it?
First, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid call for "a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops, starting in four to six months". Not an immediate withdrawal, mind you, but a staged one, so that more American troops can be killed during the continuing occupation through the first half of 2007.
Second, Pelosi once again "emphasized that Congress would not cut off funding for U.S. forces now in Iraq." The one tool at her disposal for ending this war is the one tool she refuses to wield.
Third, Pelosi said in response to Bush's plans to send more troops, "If the president wants to add to this mission, he is going to have to justify it." Justify it? What's to justify? Is she suggesting that if he gives a justification, she might go along with it?
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