Mission Never-ending
Four years ago, Bush stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and declared “major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed.” He was very wrong.
Bush has compounded that monumental mistake by vetoing the US Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, because it called for a timetable to withdraw our forces from Iraq.
Bush had a choice: to protect the interests of the American people and the troops who risk their lives to defend us, or to maintain his current misguided policy. Rather than standing with our troops and taking the first steps to bring this disastrous war to an end, he allowed pride and partisan politics to endanger the lives of thousands of our troops.
Last November, the American people elected a new Democratic majority in both the Senate and the House. Unfortunately, there are not enough Democrats in Congress to override his veto. It's time for Democrats to start working to elect a President and a larger congressional majority in 2008.
In the four years since Bush falsely claimed victory on that aircraft carrier, the American people have been exceptionally patient. Every time Bush had an opportunity to put the interests of the American people first, he chose to let partisan politics dictate White House policy.
Polls show that a majority of both Republicans and Democrats know that this war has been an immense mistake. Bush was wrong to lead America into this war. He was wrong in his management of the war. He is wrong to ignore the strong views of the American people today. He is wrong to accuse Democrats of harming our troops by insisting on a change of course.
Until we make real progress to end the Iraq war, health care, education and other social programs that most Americans care about will suffer. Republicans understand that nothing important will be achieved until we have binding legislation that starts to bring an end to the war, but they seem to prefer it that way.
Bush has compounded that monumental mistake by vetoing the US Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, because it called for a timetable to withdraw our forces from Iraq.
Bush had a choice: to protect the interests of the American people and the troops who risk their lives to defend us, or to maintain his current misguided policy. Rather than standing with our troops and taking the first steps to bring this disastrous war to an end, he allowed pride and partisan politics to endanger the lives of thousands of our troops.
Last November, the American people elected a new Democratic majority in both the Senate and the House. Unfortunately, there are not enough Democrats in Congress to override his veto. It's time for Democrats to start working to elect a President and a larger congressional majority in 2008.
In the four years since Bush falsely claimed victory on that aircraft carrier, the American people have been exceptionally patient. Every time Bush had an opportunity to put the interests of the American people first, he chose to let partisan politics dictate White House policy.
Polls show that a majority of both Republicans and Democrats know that this war has been an immense mistake. Bush was wrong to lead America into this war. He was wrong in his management of the war. He is wrong to ignore the strong views of the American people today. He is wrong to accuse Democrats of harming our troops by insisting on a change of course.
Until we make real progress to end the Iraq war, health care, education and other social programs that most Americans care about will suffer. Republicans understand that nothing important will be achieved until we have binding legislation that starts to bring an end to the war, but they seem to prefer it that way.
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