DEAN: "The war that was supposed to be a 'cakewalk' has disintegrated into a civil war"

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Dean Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of the Fall of Baghdad

WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic National
Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issue the following statement on the
fourth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad:

"Today's anniversary is another grim reminder of the Bush
Administration's tragically incompetent conduct of the war in Iraq. Four
years after the fall of Baghdad, the war that was supposed to be a
'cakewalk' has disintegrated into a civil war with our brave men and women
in uniform stuck in the middle. Americans now know that President Bush and
his Republican allies did not have a clear plan when they misled our nation
into this war, nor do they have a clear plan to get our troops out of it.
They sent our soldiers into battle without proper body armor, equipment or
training, and forced our wounded heroes to recover in disgraceful conditions at Walter Reed and other veterans' hospitals across the country.

"Last November, the American people said 'enough' and demanded a new
direction. Democrats are standing up for our troops by offering a clear and
reasonable plan to get our troops out of the middle of the Iraqi civil war,
hold President Bush and the Republicans accountable for their incompetence
in Iraq, and end the mismanagement at Walter Reed. But President Bush and
Vice President Cheney continue to bully their way through this, saying it's
their way or the highway and questioning the patriotism of those who
disagree with him. That's not what the country needs right now. It is time
for the President to work with us on finding a solution that includes a
real plan for success in Iraq, supports our troops, and refocuses on the
war on terrorism."

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[Zenlitened]

1. K. AND. R. !!!

:patriot: :patriot: :patriot:

[Kurovski]

2. You forgot to "R"

K&R.

This is just as was predicted by historians: It would become a Civil War.

[Zenlitened]

5. .

A belated "R"! :hi:

[Kurovski]

8. Hehe...

Gotta love Homer. :hi:

[porphyrian]

3. Lies and failure, the bush legacy. - n/t

[NormanYorkstein]

4. he's right

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[Ghost in the Machine]

6. off to the greatest!!

Howard Dean strikes again! This man should have been the 2004 nominee. He speaks the truth, he speaks it plainly... and he speaks it bluntly.

Smashmouth Politics needs to catch on quick with the rest of the Dems.

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. It was also supposed to pay for itself and bring us cheap gas!

Lies and the lying Liars who tell them!

[pat_k]

9. How about some real "bold truths" -- like "the USA has become a War Criminal nation. . .

. . .that spies on its own citizens."

Or

"Bush and Cheney have tranformed the Office of the President into an Unconstitutional and Un-American unitary authoritarian executive."

Or

"The ONLY way we can hope to extract ourselves from Iraq is to enforce the dictates of the Constitution and redeem ourselves in the eyes of the world by immediately impeaching Bush and Cheney."

[Cha]

10. The "flowers" have turned into

deadly bombs and more 3,000 Soldiers have died and thousands maimed for life. Hundreds of thousands of dead and maimed Iraqis later.. and they want us to leave.

cheney still props bush up and sends him out to say "surge the course"..we're throwing more tax money down the surge hole and they ain't a got-damn thing you can do about it."

Wanna bet?