Bush Presents Plan to Win Iraq War (Pelosi joins Murtha)

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/30/AR2005113000164.html

Bush Presents Plan to Win Iraq War
Pelosi Says More Democrats Backing Call to Bring U.S. Troops Home Now

By Michael A. Fletcher
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, December 1, 2005; Page A01


<snip>While Bush appealed for patience, the House minority leader announced hers was at an end. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) became the first congressional leader to endorse a call to begin withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, following the path laid out two weeks ago by Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.).

Pelosi said she was offering her own view, not speaking for the Democratic caucus, but added that her conversations with colleagues suggest that "clearly a majority of the caucus supports Mr. Murtha" and his plan to immediately bring home the 160,000 U.S. forces in Iraq.

In a speech aimed at countering such opposition and bolstering what polls show is flagging enthusiasm for the war among the public, Bush described what he called a record of growing proficiency by Iraqi military and police forces, which he said will allow U.S. troops to reduce their role in day-to-day combat operations. His voice choked with emotion at times, he said an immediate withdrawal or a precise schedule for doing so would vindicate terrorists.<snip>

"After nearly 1,000 days of war in Iraq, our troops, their families and the American people deserve more than just a Bush-Cheney public relations campaign," said Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.). "They deserve a clear strategy with military, economic and political measures to be met in order to successfully complete our mission."

Pelosi's move was the most notable. She had considered endorsing Murtha's withdrawal resolution immediately after he presented it last month. But she decided to hold back for fear that a proposal drafted by Murtha, a defense hawk from the Democratic Party's moderate wing, would quickly be tarred as the product of her more liberal wing.<snip>

While your efforts at saving your ass are admirable, you might as well bag it. You have repeatedly shown that you are big on promises, but short on delivering.

Hurricane Katrina was the fact your most dramatic failure. Even more than Iraq, because it was so obvious, so graphic when you stood with McCain and cut his birthday cake, while elderly people were struggling for their lives and drowning in the flood.

Your emotional pleading has fallen on deaf ears. The Americans have made up their minds. They have absolutely no confidence in your ability any longer.
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By the way, is this the first time Bush has "cried" in public? I'm just wondering if he's getting really desperate, and clutching at straws as he sinks into the abyss.

in our history..how ironic that it was mccain's birthday cake that bush can choke on the memory.