Troops 'Prespond' to Speech "We Need Honest Answers, Not Pep Rallies"

But the men and women of the American military have had enough of what’s familiar from this administration. For us there is no alternative but to serve when called, as we have in
Iraq for the past two years.

Mr. President, this is a time for hard truths, and now that the opinion polls on the war have started to turn, you are going to Fort Bragg to make your case. Will it continue to be one version of progress from our Commander in Chief, but a very different measure from our commanders in the field? Why does your view of Iraq look so different from ours?

We agree there is no choice but to succeed in Iraq. But, Mr. President, what is the plan to get there? We still don’t know. To quote Senator Chuck Hagel, a great patriot, it seems to those of us who served in Iraq that your administration is “making it up as they go along.”

What is success? Tonight you will tell us Iraq is on the path to freedom and stability, but what does right look like? The
CIA tells us Iraq is now a top breeding ground for terrorists. Are we killing more enemies than we’re making?