Iraq war anniversary: The quagmire enters its fifth year

THE WHITE HOUSE (FinalCall.com) - President George W. Bush is becoming more and more isolated over his war policies every day. On the ground in Iraq, the war continues to grind on, with little or no progress to report from what has become a quagmire.

At home, Congress has thrown down the gauntlet, voting 218-212 on Mar. 23 to fund the Iraq war only on condition that U.S. combat troops begin withdrawing by the summer of 2008. Moments later, a stern-faced and combative Pres. Bush—surrounded in the Diplomatic Reception Room by veterans and family members of those serving in combat—denounced their action as an “act of political theater,” promising to veto any Congressional timetable on his war.

“Today, a narrow majority in the House of Representatives abdicated its responsibility, by passing a war spending bill that has no chance of becoming law and brings us no closer to getting our troops the resources they need to do their job,” said Pres. Bush.

The purpose of the emergency war spending bill I requested was to provide our troops with vital funding,” he said, attempting to portray the debate over his failing policies as a referendum on the men and women his administration has sent into harm’s way to carry out his plans, which most analysts now agree have no chance of succeeding.



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