Bush leaves APEC, braces for new Iraq battle (stops in Hawaii)

Ghost in the Machine

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Sep-09-07 01:49 AM
Original message

Bush leaves APEC, braces for new Iraq battle (stops in Hawaii)

Updated: 11:00 p.m. ET Sept 8, 2007
HONOLULU - President Bush met with wounded soldiers and military commanders Saturday before heading for the White House and a renewed fight with the Democratic-run Congress over future U.S. involvement in Iraq.

He plans a nationally televised address this coming week to �lay out a vision� for the American people about the U.S. role. In his Saturday radio address, Bush also set the stage for Monday�s congressional testimony by Gen. David Petraeus, the chief U.S. commander in Iraq.

{snip}

But the Senate�s top Democrat contended in his party�s weekly radio address that the president had misled the country into �an ill-planned war in Iraq� before finishing the job of destroying al-Qaida.

The U.S. military is not to blame for setbacks in the war, said Nevada Sen. Harry Reid. �These are President Bush�s failures � and it is long past time for him to change his flawed policies,� he said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20653232/

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.