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grandpa · Jun 28, 2007, 10:39 am

GOP shows fissures on Iraq - Politics - MSNBC.com

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Republican support for the Iraq war is slipping by the day. After four years of combat and more than 3,560 U.S. deaths, two GOP senators previously reluctant to challenge President Bush on the war announced they could no longer support the deployment of 157,000 troops and asked the president to begin bringing them home.

I haven't watched FOX News in a while, so I wonder if they will blame the media for these changes in tune. Also, I wonder how much longer such defections can occur without them seriously affecting the war effort.

Grandpa h.

brien · Jun 28, 2007, 12:39 pm

I believe the line of reasoning for the mounting public opposition by the elected politicians will go something like this:

"The US implemented the "surge" in Iraq and it has not lived up to the expectations of either the Iraqi or the American people. Furthermore, the Iraqi people have failed to step up to the task for taking control of the insurgency in their own country, so the time has come for the US to begin its phased withdrawal of its troops from Iraq."

grandpa · Jul 3, 2007, 12:23 pm

That sounds about right. Did you get that verbatim from somewhere?

Grandpa h.

brien · Jul 3, 2007, 02:30 pm

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Quote by: grandpa

That sounds about right. Did you get that verbatim from somewhere?

Grandpa h.

I am not a plaigarist there Gramps. When I use someone's writing, I a give them the credit.

Me thinks you underestimate my writing abilities there Gramps.

But you will probably see this quote, or something damn close to it, this fall.

Jun 28, 2007, 12:39 pm	#2 (permalink) (top)
brien Iceberg Location: Connecticut Posts: 5,691	I believe the line of reasoning for the mounting public opposition by the elected politicians will go something like this: "The US implemented the "surge" in Iraq and it has not lived up to the expectations of either the Iraqi or the American people. Furthermore, the Iraqi people have failed to step up to the task for taking control of the insurgency in their own country, so the time has come for the US to begin its phased withdrawal of its troops from Iraq." Brien the Iceberg If you tell the truth you don't have to remember anything. M.T.

Jul 3, 2007, 12:23 pm	#3 (permalink) (top)
grandpa blasphemer Location: Michigan Posts: 7,529	That sounds about right. Did you get that verbatim from somewhere? Grandpa h. "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography" -Ambrose Bierce