Bush accuses Democrats of lacking plan for Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/20...

Bush accuses Democrats of lacking plan for Iraq

STATESBORO, Georgia (Reuters) - Weakened by the unpopular Iraq war, President George W. Bush accused Democrats of lacking a plan to win it on Monday as he opened a weeklong drive to try to keep Republicans in control of the U.S. Congress.

"The Democratic goal is to get out of Iraq. The Republican goal is to win in Iraq," Bush told a rousing rally in a gymnasium at Georgia Southern University.

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Accused by Democrats of refusing to budge from a stay-the-course policy, Bush insisted his commanders have the flexibility needed to adjust to the enemy's tactics and that the only way not to succeed is "to leave before the job is done."

"If you listen carefully for a Democrat plan for success, they don't have one. Iraq is the central front in the war on terror, yet they don't have a plan for victory," he said.

[Deja Q]

1. Who knows what the current plan is?

In detail?

Does anybody know?

I don't see how the Dems can do worse here, for they keep calling themselves the "We too" party on war. And given all the other factors afoot (medical care, outsourcing and the rotting of America with no end or balancing out in sight (e.g. leveling the cost of goods and services to match the pay the corporations want to pay us like they have in other countries), people are concerned.)

[w4rma]

24. Key Democrats have united behind a plan.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/01/democrats.iraq /
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

[blm]

25. Then Bush would have no problem debating Kerry on his Iraq withdrawal plan?

Seems easy enough, eh George?

[greeneyedboy]

2. vs. his "we've never been 'stay the course'" "stay the course" plan?

[ChiciB1]

3. So Doofus??? What's YOUR Plan... Guess We Aren't Staying The Course

anymore... so c'mon man, Give it Up!! You first, you said "bring it on" now I say "spit it out!"

How badly I would love to say so much directly to him, but since he's holding most of "America's" marbles right now, I better shut-up for now!

[Straight Shooter]

4. First and foremost, he's lying. The Democrats *do* have a plan.

Too bad he hasn't used "the Google" and searched on the Internets.

Secondly, excuse me, but what the hell is bush's plan? As far as I can tell, he's had 3 years with every available resource and has yet to develop a plan. All I see are deaths, injuries, and my hard-earned tax dollars sucked into the bloody vortex called Iraq.

Withdraw from Iraq and pay the Iraqis $8 billion a month for a year to fix the problem you created, bush. I'm sure they'll come up with a better solution than you ever would.

[kurth]

5. So, where is your SECRET plan for victory, shithead?

Criminal accuses citizens of lacking criminal plans.

[Kagemusha]

13. Staying.

You stay, you win. You leave, you lose.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

26. Define "victory."

It's a shell game.

[no_hypocrisy]

6. I've heard more mature and sophisticated arguments from

kindergarteners on a playground.

[bdamomma]

7. yea, george how many Americans can die for your stupid mission

spewing out BS again. And that's why so many Troops are speaking up about getting them out now.

[Solly Mack]

8. "win-success-victory in Iraq" Yawn

I've grown bored with the "war on" reality

I've grown tired of those who frame Iraq in terms of "win-success-victory"

I refuse to participate in propping up a lie.

Iraq will never - ever - be a "win" for America. Iraq will never - ever - be an American success or victory story. Not one based on the truth anyway.

As I watch the continuing manufacturing of a reality to prop up the lie that America is doing something positive and good and true in Iraq,I marvel at the sheer wonder of it all.

and I am bored

[VegasWolf]

9. Takes a planless person to know one I guess. nt

[AndyTiedye]

10. Is This Like Nixon's "Secret Plan" to Win the Vietnam War?

Nixon's "secret plan" was to NUKE North Vietnam.
Fortunately for all of us, he was prevented from implementing that plan.
There were still some grownups around the White House back then.
Sadly, this is no longer the case.

[sinkingfeeling]

11. Has anybody ever heard the GOP plan for victory? Wasn't it 'Stay the

Course'?

[LynnTheDem]

12. ROTFLMAO!!!

The last person to make such a remark!

[rodeodance]

14. and we have had 3 plus years of Bush plan for Victory!@!

[Justitia]

15. Dem plan: "Let's NOT kill 100 soldiers a month" plan. I like that plan. -eom

[truthisfreedom]

16. well for one thing, we plan to impeach you, mr. president. that will help

a great deal.

[Jacobin]

17. He's like a 6 year old kid

who takes apart the the family grandfather clock. Part strewn all over the floor, springs, tiny wheels, cogs, and tiny screws flying all over the place, who then tries to put it back together. You scold him for taking it apart and then he accuses you of doing something wrong because you can't put it back together.

He's such a dweeb.

I don't want to hear any whining or complaining from ANY RW idiot about how we get out of IraqNam. Its going to be a damned disaster any way you do it, because it is so utterly forked up beyond anyone's imagination

[screembloodymurder]

18. WTF?

His plan is Middle East FUBAR.

[bigluckyfeet]

19. What is thr gop plan to win

Kill everyone in Iraq.

[alcibiades_mystery]

20. As opposed to what? Stay the course?

What's YOUR plan, Bushie?

[Barrett808]

21. It's always projection with these guys. n/t

[BigDDem]

22. Hello pot...

This is kettle.

[SKKY]

23. No plan is better than the one we have now...

[Renew Deal]

27. As opposed to Bush's plan. His plan is that there is no plan.

Makes sense.

[stepnw1f]

28. And What Was Your Plan Dumbass?????

Lying sociopath....

[Miss Chybil]

29. Bush: I broke this thing and these Democrats have no plan to fix it.

So, vote for me! Whoohoo! I always make sense! Never misunderestimate me!

Me: Whatever.

[geniph]

30. I'd listen carefully to HIS plan for success,

except that no one has ever heard what it is.

THEY LIED TO GET US IN, AND THEY HAVE NO PLAN TO GET US OUT.

[sendero]

31. If I could draw..

...I'd draw a cartoon.

In it, Bush and Cheney would be sitting in the front seat of a car going over a cliff, in midair, ala Thelma and Louise.

About halfway to the bottom, Bush would be yelling at some prominent Dem sitting in the back seat "ok, so what's YOUR plan".


Hey guess what? The "plan" of letting more and more people die just so you don't have to admit that you are a failure of the first order isn't really a plan either.

You're just playing double or nothing with the lives of our troops. There is nothing to "win" now. It's over.

[MasonJar]

32. I'm always amused when the pot calls the kettle black.