Stop This Madness
“This administration governs badly because it doesn't care very much about governing”. - Paul Rieckhoff of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.
Bush’s approval rating has hit a new low of twenty-eight percent. Nevertheless, he wants a blank check to continue the war. Congress shouldn’t continue to give him a blank check, but congressional Republicans remain his lapdog.
Bush insists, that he doesn’t believe in timelines, and spoke out very forcefully against them. However, on June 5, 1999, Governor Bush of Texas said the following concerning Clinton’s war in Kosovo: “I think it's important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they would be withdrawn.”
Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of presidential candidate George W. Bush added: “If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”
No Americans were killed in Kosovo, but more than 3,355 young American men and women have died in Iraq.
Democrats put forth a thoughtful plan to get our troops out of Iraq and Bush rejected it. By vetoing the US Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, Bush ignored the majority of the American electorate, and the majority in Congress. He has told our troops in Iraq, that they must continue to pay the price for his blundering incompetence.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said: “The debate in Congress has been helpful in demonstrating to the Iraqis that American patience is limited. The strong feelings expressed in the Congress about the timetable has had a positive impact in terms of communicating to the Iraqis that this is not an open-ended commitment.”
Bush's veto sends the opposite message by blatantly disregarding the need for a political solution. His approach is not a road to victory, but a road to nowhere.
Dwight Eisenhower said: “I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.”
Bush’s approval rating has hit a new low of twenty-eight percent. Nevertheless, he wants a blank check to continue the war. Congress shouldn’t continue to give him a blank check, but congressional Republicans remain his lapdog.
Bush insists, that he doesn’t believe in timelines, and spoke out very forcefully against them. However, on June 5, 1999, Governor Bush of Texas said the following concerning Clinton’s war in Kosovo: “I think it's important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they would be withdrawn.”
Karen Hughes, speaking on behalf of presidential candidate George W. Bush added: “If we are going to commit American troops, we must be certain they have a clear mission, an achievable goal and an exit strategy.”
No Americans were killed in Kosovo, but more than 3,355 young American men and women have died in Iraq.
Democrats put forth a thoughtful plan to get our troops out of Iraq and Bush rejected it. By vetoing the US Troop Readiness, Veterans’ Health, and Iraq Accountability Act, Bush ignored the majority of the American electorate, and the majority in Congress. He has told our troops in Iraq, that they must continue to pay the price for his blundering incompetence.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said: “The debate in Congress has been helpful in demonstrating to the Iraqis that American patience is limited. The strong feelings expressed in the Congress about the timetable has had a positive impact in terms of communicating to the Iraqis that this is not an open-ended commitment.”
Bush's veto sends the opposite message by blatantly disregarding the need for a political solution. His approach is not a road to victory, but a road to nowhere.
Dwight Eisenhower said: “I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of their way and let them have it.”
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