Two more Republican senators join critics of Iraq policy

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

Two more Republican senators join critics of Iraq policy
by Maxim Kniazkov

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The tide of Republican defections from President George W. Bush's camp swelled Saturday when two more US senators joined the chorus of critics of his Iraq policy, demanding change.

But while expressing sharp disagreement with the strategy of "surging" the number of US troops in Iraq, Senators Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and Judd Gregg of New Hampshire stopped short of backing legislation that would force the White House to begin a drawdown of US troops in Iraq.

"It should be clear to the president that there needs to be a new strategy," said Alexander told The Los Angeles Times. "Our policy in Iraq is drifting."

Gregg, who up to now had belonged to the camp of Iraq hardliners, said in an interview with the same newspaper that attempts to put down the Iraqi insurgency with higher numbers of US troops "don't seem to be making a lot of progress."

It is vital to have "a clear blueprint for how we were going to draw down," he said.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070707/wl_mideast_afp/usiraqcongress

[bluerum]

1. Political expediency. The thugs and enablers are trying to save their asses. eom

[Exiled in America]

2. Who gives a fuck? It's still good news.

[19jet54]

10. Amen...

... democracy at work - The will of the people will be heard, or we will get somebody else who will listen! But the wheels turn slow?

[Barrett808]

3. Wasn't it Mencken who said "Never underestimate the power of political cowardice"?

Or am I misremembering?

[bluerum]

4. Who ever said it must have known a lot of re-thuglicans. eom

[annabanana]

5. Kickety kick. . Progress is made in tiny increments..

Today they admit they don't agree...
Tomorrow (or the day after) they vote that way...

In the meantime, they encourage the others to step out of the shadows...

[Robbien]

6. They can say anything they want just as long as they don't vote for "surrender"

they believe they can keep most of their GOPer voters.

Doesn't it seem funny that there are no rabid right wingers out there beating the drum of hatred for these verbal war on terror defectors? Guess even the GOP peons got the new GOP policy memo.

[rodeodance]

7. oh for peters sake-the military has a plan to drawn down-they have

a brazillion contingency plans-----!!

[RedSock]

8. blueprint

It is vital to have "a clear blueprint for how we were going to draw down," he said.

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Thanks for pretending to get a fucking clue .... five years too late.

Lotta blood on those hands ... :grr:

[rodeodance]

9. weasal steps!!

[HowHasItComeToThis]

11. All repubs must be voted ou of office

no choice.