Bush to Republicans on Iraq: I can't hear you!

ProSense

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:28 PM
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Bush to Republicans on Iraq: I can't hear you!

Bush brushes aside Republican dissent on Iraq

By Tabassum Zakaria 24 minutes ago

CLEVELAND, Ohio (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Tuesday brushed aside the criticism of fellow Republicans over Iraq and demanded the U.S. Congress allow his troop buildup more time to work.

Bush ruled out an immediate change in strategy, even though prominent lawmakers like Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar have broken ranks and called for him to shift course on Iraq.

Defiant in the face of a frustrated American public and Congress, Bush said the 28,000 additional troops he ordered into Iraq have not been in place long enough to gauge results because the final wave arrived only last month.

"We just started," Bush told a business group in Cleveland. He asked that Congress wait for a report due in September from Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq, about the results of the troop increase.

"I believe Congress ought to wait for Gen. Petraeus to come back and give his assessment of the strategy that he's putting in place before they make any decisions," he said.

"That's what the American people expect. They expect for military people to come back and tell us how the military operations are going," Bush said. "And that's the way I'm going to play it as commander in chief."

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shain from kane

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:29 PM
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1. Why doesn't he play it as Napoleon Bonaparte XIV?

Edited on Tue Jul-10-07 04:31 PM by shain from kane

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Where life is beautiful all the time
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Those nice, young men
In their clean, white coats
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

To the happy home
With trees and flowers and chirping birds
And basket weavers who sit and smile
And twiddle their thumbs and toes
And they're coming to take me away, Ha-haaa!

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Where life is beautiful all the time
And I'll be happy to see
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babylonsister

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:32 PM
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3. Something like this, perhaps?

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Richardo

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:30 PM
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2. I love how Bush and the GOP are spinning this as "Petraeus' plan"

Ready to be a fall guy, General?

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bdamomma

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:32 PM
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4. oh god this guy has to be kicked to the curb.

and stop mentioning the american people apparently he has not heard one thing that the American people have said in Nov 2006, he is a sick SOB, plus he is really stuck on his title.

I can't stand it anymore.

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coco77

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:34 PM
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5. I don't recall Democrats ever...

standing behind a president if he was a Democrat when they see something is going wrong. These people don't give a damn about this country, they would rather see the country go into ruin just to protect this asshole and their seats.

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AndyA

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:40 PM
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6. You know what, Mr. Bush? I'm tired of having a numb nuts like you tell me what

my expectations are. You are so out of touch with most Americans expectations, you aren't even on the same planet.

Check the polls if you don't believe me.

Or, just ask a crowd of Americans how they feel. (Of course, you'll have to opt out of the pre-screened robots you normally have in the audience.)

Americans want our troops home.

We want YOU, CHENEY, RICE, GONZALEZ, the whole lot of you OUT OF OUR GOVERNMENT.

Take the hint, bud. Take a hike. And take your cronies with you.

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bdamomma

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:41 PM
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7. geez, I am so angry why don't we call the WH comment line

and just say I would appreciate if Mr. Bush would stop thinking for me. what do you guys think? * has not heard us, why does he keep on mentioning us in this way.

"That's what the American people expect. They expect for military people to come back and tell us how the military operations are going," Bush said. "And that's the way I'm going to play it as commander in chief."

This guy has a deep serious psychological problem, just read that comment and give me some feedback.

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durablend

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Tue Jul-10-07 04:49 PM
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8. Here's an idea...

IMPEACH THE SOB NOW!!!!

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