DNC: Bush's lack of a clear Iraq plan confusing Republicans

[ProSense]

DNC: Republicans Not Singing From the Same Hymnal on Iraq

To: National Desk, Political Reporter


Contact: Josh Earnest of the Democratic National Committee, 202-863-8148


WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Republicans in Washington are not singing from the same hymnal on Iraq. While President Bush lambastes his critics, calling them "pessimists" and questioning their patriotism, some of the strongest opponents of his commitment to a failed policy in Iraq are Republicans. The Bush Administration's failure to lay out a clear plan is eroding the support they need from Republicans.


"The clearest indication yet that the President has not laid out a clear plan for Iraq is that members of his own party don't know where he stands," said Democratic National Committee spokesman Josh Earnest. "Even when he tries to articulate a stance, Republicans in Congress are unwilling to support President Bush's failed stay-the- course rhetoric that he calls a strategy."


Wavering Republican Support for Bush's Failed Iraq Plan

THE "INSURGENCY"

Bush Says He Knows We Will Win In Iraq, Cheney Says Iraqis Are In the Last Throes... This week, President Bush said, "I know we're going to win." And in May, Vice President Cheney declared, "I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency." (Bush press conference, 12/6/05; CNN.com, 6/20/05)


-- ...While Hagel Says "The Reality Is We're Losing." Senator Chuck Hagel said that, "Things aren't getting better; they're getting worse. The White House is completely disconnected from reality... The reality is that we're losing in Iraq." (Philadelphia Daily News, 9/2/05)


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http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20051209/pl_usnw/dnc__republicans_not_singing_from_the_same_hymnal_on_iraq123_xml

[CottonBear]

1. Lack of a plan? How about NO plan at all. n/t

[MadisonProgressive]

2. Isn't that what "lack of" means?

[CottonBear]

3. Sorry. "Lack of a clear plan." All that's clear is that there's no plan

to "win" or leave or anything.

[MissMarple]

4. And is it too much to ask why we are REALLY in Iraq?

That is one reason why they have no plan they can tell the public about.

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. There is a clear plan.

The PNAC. Yeah, it's a fucked up plan, created by ivory tower neo-cons who have no appreciation of what they were attempting, and they fucked it up, besides, making it doubly fucked up, but it is a clear plan.

They just can't tell the people that that is their plan, because rational people will not go for it.

Why aren't we shouting PNAC! from the rooftops at every opportunity.

It explains it all.