Reid: Administration Owes Congress, American People An Honest Report On Iraq in September

[jefferson_dem]

Source: Press Release



August 16, 2007

Reid: Administration Owes Congress, American People An Honest Report On Iraq in September

Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today in response to reports that the White House would like to limit what the American people are told in the September progress reports on Iraq:

“The White House’s effort to prevent General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker from testifying openly and candidly before Congress about the situation in Iraq is unacceptable. Not only does it contradict the law President Bush himself signed in May, but it appears to be yet another politically driven attempt to avoid giving Congress and the American people an honest and open assessment of a war we can all see is headed in the wrong direction.

“From the very beginning of this war, the Bush Administration has refused to level with the American people about its flawed policy. It has instead done everything in its power to escape accountability and mislead us about the reality on the ground. The result: an open-ended civil war that has taken nearly 4,000 American soldiers’ lives and an Iraqi government that refuses to take responsibility for its own country.

“If the President is going to continue to ask American soldiers to fight in this civil war, ask taxpayers to spend $10 billion each month to fund this war and ask the American people for patience as he conducts this war, then those closest to the situation on the ground must give Congress and the American people a frank and honest account of this war free of White House political spin.”

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[gratuitous]

1. This administration owes us quite a bit, Harry

And we sent you and the rest of the Democrats in Congress to collect for us. We had one chance to speak our piece in November 2006. We put you and your party cohort into power, against all the odds, against all the pundit prognostications, even against Karl Rove's math.

Please don't think me ungrateful for what's been done so far, but we're expecting a lot more from our congressional majorities. Get on the stick, Mr. Reid.

[Kikosexy2]

10. SSSssspppzzzzzzzpppptttt....

Good lord there's goes my drink thru my nose and elsewhere...and all over my shirt!! Harry should know by now that would be asking too much...

[Solly Mack]

2. Why start now? Based on lies and sustained by lies

and the end game will be nothing but lies...start to finish and all points inbetween...lies.

Lies, lies, lies, lies....nothing but lies.

[GrantDem]

3. "Administration Owes Congress, American People An Honest Report On Iraq in September"

And what if the Bush administration doesn't give an honest answer? What are you going to do about it? Capitulate again?

Well past time to grow a pair Senator.

[leftchick]

5. he will say

"pretty please your highness, sir?"

[The Stranger]

4. Wow, you're really giving them Hell, Harry.

From the looks of the recent polls, Congress had nothing to lose by fighting Bush all the way to the end. So the White House got break after break after break, and still ended up even with the Democratically controlled Congress.

[iconoclastic cat]

6. Send a stern email to him, Harry! nt

[calimary]

7. Give him hell, Harry. You tell that bad man to just stop it, okay?

Yeah, he'll listen and comply. Yessirreee.

Make sure it's really strongly worded, too. That'll skeeeer 'im but good.

And also, Harry dear, make sure you send it not via email, but on paper that's a nice, soft, thin grade. That will ensure that he'll be getting to it just about the time he runs out of toilet paper.

Yeah, go fight for us, Harry. Go jump into the midst of that gunfight. And don't forget your trusty feather-duster.

[coznfx]

8. An 'honest report' will go on the ass end

of the incredibly long list of everything else this administration owes us and we'll never get.

[rodeodance]

9. Focus on the HONEST!

[Harry Monroe]

11. "Reid: Administration Owes Congress, American People An Honest Report On Iraq in September"

But it ain't gonna happen Harry. You should know that by now. And your predictable response will be a protest and then silence. That ain't gonna cut it. We've seen this pattern before. Let's all just go back to sleep.

[roxnev]

12. lol

Bush like all Republicans do not know about honesty and truth

[edhopper]

13. Wow!

I think the Dems should go out there and write some editorials. Then go on TV and debate some neocons. That's the ticket. Better yet hold some hearings and kindly ask people to show up if it's not too much trouble.

[alllyingwhores]

14. FUCK REID FUCK REID FUCK REID

SERIOUSLY, IMPEACH OR SHUT THE FUCK UP!

[ck4829]

15. K&R