Bush gives no hint of new Iraq direction (has no way forward yet)

[rodeodance]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061212/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

Bush gives no hint of new Iraq direction

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago

WASHINGTON -
President Bush, facing intense pressure to craft a new blueprint for the
Iraq war, said Tuesday the U.S. is holding fast to its objectives and commitment. The White House said he knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy but won't announce it until next month.


Bush gave no hints of a change in direction after a meeting with Iraq's Sunni Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi, one of several Iraqi powerbrokers he's recently hosted in the Oval Office.

"Our objective is to help the Iraqi government deal with the extremists and the killers, and support the vast majority of Iraqis who are reasonable, who want peace," Bush said.

"We want to help your government be effective," he said. "We want your government to live up to its words and ideals."

Bush met for 25 minutes with al-Hashemi, who has been linked to a behind-the-scenes effort to form a new ruling bloc that could topple the fragile Iraqi government led by Nouri al-Maliki.

[Jimmy52]

1. Can he really compute any direction?

What a shock! A few months ago Bush doesn't need anyone's opinion. Now he is asking everyone along with God.

I guess the vote woke his tiny mind up?

My first post here!

[Maggie_May]

4. Welcome to the DU

Not only is asking anyone's opinion he is not going to even do anything about Iraq till after Jan. Thats how much Bush supports our troops.

[aquart]

5. Welcome to DU.

You'll like it.

[lapfog_1]

2. Nothing like a little desert quicksand...

If you stand still, you'll sink.

If you try to struggle your way out, you'll sink faster.

[MichiganVote]

3. Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall....

[sam sarrha]

6. he is afraid to do anything less it cause his rating to go lower than his fathers.. it'd kill him

[neoblues]

7. And what's with the Juvenile "Plan" names? "New Way Forward Plan?"

Which, alas, will no doubt be to "Stay the Course"; how innovative. Too bad we have the "Clueless Self-Aggrandizing Pretender In Chief" to "lead" us.

[Zensea]

8. "Peace is at hand"

He knows the general direction he wants to move U.S. policy but won't announce it until next month, next year ... next election ...