Story by Eugene Robinson, The Washing Post Writers Group,
"Short of actual Resurrection, I don't think the country could have spoken more clearly than it did last Tuesday. Since the election the President has been been saying all the right things about bipartisanship, and about how eager he is to work with the new democratic Leadership. But what choice does he have after a electoral "thumpin"."
My Words follow. He claims to have heard voters, the question remains. Did he really understand what voters said? I think he does not understand what voters said. Nor does his Administration.
Democrats should make a trade, fire the first shot. We give you confirmation of Robert Gates as the new defense secretary and you give us a date certain to end the occupation of Iraq.
The President and the current Administration has shown it's cards. Bush will not except a plan of phased withdrawal. Bush has said his goal is success in Iraq. He defines success as "A Iraqi Government that can defend and sustain itself". Underlying this and not in the open is that fact that the USA has the contracts to rebuild Iraq. The USA can not collect that money if we don't have the security to do the work in Iraq. Lets get this out in the open. The USA has no choice, we are forced to provide the money to rebuild but who gets the money will be controlled by Iraq not the USA if and when we set a date certain to end the occupation. Is Iraq moving toward being a Democracy.? Do they now control there own army? Lets get this out in the open. Do they get to decide who gets the contracts?
2006-11-13
03:49:18
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