Reid Slams Chimpy: "President Shamelessly Hiding Behind Our Brave Troops"

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Reid Slams Bush: "President Shamelessly Hiding Behind Our Brave Troops"
By Greg Sargent | bio

Harry Reid appears to be amping up his rhetoric a notch amid the Dem Congressional leadership's standoff with the GOP and the White House over Iraq.

This morning, Bush sharply criticized the Dem Congress, demanding that it pass the Defense Authorization Bill that Reid yanked off the floor when the Senate GOP refused to allow a vote on the recent Reed-Levin Iraq withdrawal bill. Bush demanded that Congress pass the bill now for the sake of the troops, even though the bill's short-term non-passage simply wouldn't impact the troops in any meaningful way.

Moments ago, Reid emailed out a statement containing the following:

“The President’s call today to pressure Congress to quickly complete a defense spending bill that does not take effect until October is simply the latest example of the President shamelessly hiding behind our brave troops in an effort to distract attention from his failed national security record and failed conduct of this war. It is time for the President and the Republicans to do more than just say the right thing -– it is time they worked with us for the good of the country and our security. If the President and Republicans were as committed to this priority as they profess to be, they would not have placed our troops in harm’s way without a strategy for success or the equipment and support they need to do their mission."

http://electioncentral.tpmcafe.com/blog/electioncentral/2007/jul/26/reid_slams_bush_president_shamelessly_hiding_behid_our_brave_troops