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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:20 PM
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Bush to stand firm on Iraq policy (Saturday Iraq Speech won't Attack Dems)

http://today.reuters.com/news/NewsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2005-11-18T182146Z_01_SCH865694_RTRUKOC_0_US-BUSH-ASIA.xml

Bush to stand firm on Iraq policy

PUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - U.S. President George W. Bush will argue for sticking with his Iraq policy Saturday in a speech to U.S. troops that aides said would avoid attacks on Democrats who accuse him of manipulating pre-war intelligence.

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But officials said Bush in his speech would steer clear of responding to Democrats who have accused him and others in his administration of hyping intelligence to justify the Iraq war.

Bush would speak in similar vein to his series of lengthy speeches in recent weeks about his "strategy for victory in the war on terror," particularly in Iraq, and would say "why it's important that we prevail and how we plan to do it", said Bush presidential counselor Dan Bartlett.
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:22 PM
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1. Blah blah blah 9/11 blah blah terror blah blah stay the course blah blah
and blah blah terror terror terror 9/11 9/11 9/11 blah blah blah.
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Amonester Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:42 PM
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26. Yep. Blah blah blah New Pearl Harbor blah blah terror blah blah
Blah blah stay the course blah blah Of course they're not happy. They're occupied. We would not be happy if we were occupied either. blah blah Mushroom cloud blah blah Fight them there blah blah New Pearl Harbor blah blah Terra terra blah blah http://icasualties.org :cry:
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Rainscents Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:22 PM
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2. I hope his vains pop as he speak!
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hippiechick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:23 PM
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3. 'Won't attack Dems' ??
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Is he gonna stand up there and be SILENT for 30 minutes ???
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:24 PM
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5. * taps on the mic, is this on, is this on ? :-)
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DURHAM D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:23 PM
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4. Bush = Blah, Blah, Blah. No one is listening to him anyway.
He has become the Orrin Hatch of the White House. He talks and talks and talks and never says anything.

Even my Repug relatives have tuned him out because he just does Blah, Blah, Blah.
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Trillo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:24 PM
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6. Oh, yea, the 'silence' treatment's gonna work like a charm. nt
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SledDriver Donating Member (699 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:24 PM
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in a speech to U.S. troops
This guy sure loves using troops as props.
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grytpype Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:26 PM
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8. Of course, if they heckle him they get court martialed.
They have orders to be respectful to their brave Commander in Chief.
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indepat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:24 PM
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7. Stay the course no matter how wrong-headed and disastrous?
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NanceGreggs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:27 PM
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9. Guess no one has told him ...
... how totally impossible it is to STAND FIRM on such SHAKY GROUND!
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Brotherjohn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:27 PM
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10. This is a big victory! It shows the "attack the messenger" ploy is dead!
Edited on Fri Nov-18-05 02:29 PM by Brotherjohn
The WH itself has even realized, thanks to a requrgent media, resurgent Dems, and an awakening populace, that they can't get away with this anymore!

What do they have left? Their words about the leadup to war are now known to be false (this is almost an implicit acknowledgement of that, or at least that they can't challenge that perception). The public grew tired of the "stand firm" bull months if not years ago.

This pull-back on rhetoric speaks volumes about the credibility of the opposition vs. Bush's.
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:29 PM
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12. Indeed. Kind of like after Katrina, when he was questioned about
visiting the region, as he would prolly just be in the way. So what did he do after that, he canceled the trip...
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thefloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:31 PM
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14. I agree
Not only that BUT Bush's attempt to connect Iraq and the War on Terror will not work either. Bush is close to becoming cooked.
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patrice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:27 PM
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11. Those bases aren't built yet.
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Punkingal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:30 PM
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13. Christ, can't he speak to someone besides troops?
They are such chickenshit cowards...he can't go in front of regular voters to talk...he has to force troops to listen to him all the time. It is becoming absolutely ludicrous.
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sofa king Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:31 PM
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15. Declining polls, check. Speech planned, check. Terra! Terra! Terra!
So where are the terraists planning to steal the sneeze guards from the local salad bar? They should have shown up today.

Is it possible that Karl Rove is aware that we're on to his little games?
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54anickel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:32 PM
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16. HA! He's getting nervous. Remember when all he could manage to
sputter was "stay the course". Now he has a "strategy for victory in the war on terror". Suddenly he has "a plan"? Obviously the comments from the Dems lately are taking a toll.

Can't wait for him to explain the plan to everyone. The speech will probably be filled with the words "strategy, victory, plan, prevail, success, ...". Of course there is no actual plan, but he can pretend there is. No details allowed due to national security and all, ya know. In the end it will still come across as "stay the course", but I'm willing to bet we'll never hear him utter those 3 words ever again. :eyes:
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canadianbeaver Donating Member (929 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:34 PM
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17. Does he just change the date on the top of the page.?
I mean everything he says is everything he has already said.....jeesh
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ZeroHour Donating Member (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:36 PM
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18. Bush is a hypocrite with no right to call Democrats spineless
President Bush and his entire administration should lay off the counter-offensive they've launched on Democrats who advocate immediate withdrawal from Iraq. A number of these Democrats are decorated veterans of foreign wars, and President Bush, VP Cheney, and White House spokesperson Scott McClellan have called them spineless cowards. It's one thing to argue that we should stay the course in Iraq, but it is quite another to say that Democrats are losing nerve when party leaders like John Kerry and John Murtha served honorably and most of Bush's administration (and all of the Republican leadership in Congress: Delay, Frist, and Hastert) took deferments to avoid going to Vietnam.

Read more about the hypocrisy at: http://www.ZEROHOUR.com
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:40 PM
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19. Great first post! Welcome to DU!
peace.
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tabasco Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:57 PM
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22. Welcome to DU, ZeroHour !
The true face of republicans is becoming apparent to many more Americans - cowards who slur true patriots from a safe distance.

Soon, only the most stupid and gullible will remain in support of Bu$h.
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ninkasi Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:03 PM
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23. Welcome to DU!
Great post. I will enjoy reading more of your posts, judging by the first one. I'm proud of Murtha for speaking up, too. With his history, it's going to be hard to ignore his input, and he has military experience, unlike Bush, Cheney, and the other chickenhawks who crammed this war down our throats.

Again, welcome to DU...:hi: :hi: :hi: :hi: :hi:
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cliss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:08 PM
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30. Hi, Zerohour.
Your 1st post was very timely. It's Zero Hour for Bush and his cronies. The sands of the hourglass have run out.

Bush is finished.
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:53 PM
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20. BREAKING NEWS: Bush will make a speech and not attack Dems!
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 02:57 PM
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21. His Dick is still limp.
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fbahrami Donating Member (154 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:04 PM
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24. since when is this news?
bush spewing his rhetoric/propaganda is news? maybe on network media, but on DU?
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:11 PM
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25. the news is, that Buscho is realizing that their "counter attack" against
Dems, has failed...
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NYC Liberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:53 PM
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27. I'm taking bets: how many points will his approval drop after this one?
:D
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54anickel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 03:58 PM
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28. Looks like the RNC will be taking over the attacks to allow Bush to
focus on looking "presidential". Rove's gonna try and get him off the defensive stance. They have to get back to that "strong leader" image. :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1933600
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July Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:05 PM
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29. But, but, I thought there was going to be a sustained attack on critics?
Isn't that working for you, Georgie?
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pinniped Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-18-05 04:11 PM
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31. Monkeyboy won't let POS rove change his mind, that would ruin his...
fake tuffff-guy image.

None of the original reasons for this stupid war have materialized, and this littlr POS is still acting like a tuffff-guy.
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