Two GOP leaders attack Iraq policy (boston gLobe)

sniffa

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Thu Sep-16-04 07:48 AM
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Two GOP leaders attack Iraq policy (boston gLobe)

WASHINGTON -- Two leading Republican legislators yesterday attacked the Bush administration's approach to rebuilding Iraq, in one of the strongest indictments of the administration's Iraq policy from members of President Bush's party.

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But the hearing quickly became a forum for attacking what the Republican committee chairman, Senator Richard G. Lugar of Indiana, referred to as the ''dancing-in-the-street crowd" that wrongly predicted that Iraqis would be celebrating after the fall of Saddam Hussein a year and a half ago. He said the same White House officials have repeatedly failed to make necessary course changes.

''Now, the nonsense of all is apparent; the lack of planning is apparent," he said.

http://www.boston.com/news/world/articles/2004/09/16/two_gop_leaders_attack_iraq_policy/

abandon ship! :D

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BootinUp

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Thu Sep-16-04 07:54 AM
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1. Hagel and Lugar have been strongly critical

Edited on Thu Sep-16-04 07:58 AM by Jim4Wes

since the invasion. They seem to be the only republican Senators that know anything about foreign policy and the history of war.

(edited for spelling)

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Khephra

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Thu Sep-16-04 10:51 AM
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4. Lugar is a man of honor which is rare in both parties

Edited on Thu Sep-16-04 10:52 AM by khephra

He's been very critical of Bush from even before the war. Lugar is one of the big "lets clean up Russia's nuclear mess" proponents, as he feels that it's too easy for nuclear material to get into the wrong hands. Bush cut the funding to that project early on in his term and Lugar has been on his ass ever since.

Lugar may be a Republican, but he's an honest one who is really in politics for the people instead of his own ego.

Oh, and while Bayh won't answer his mail, Lugar almost always does--even if you state you're a Democrat.

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wishlist

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Thu Sep-16-04 08:00 AM
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2. USA Today ran a similar article "Senators slam Administration on Iraq"

Here is the USA Today version of the same article

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-09-15-sens-iraq_x.htm

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Thu Sep-16-04 08:41 AM
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3. Great Stories

Now we need to get the message out.

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