Embittered insiders turn against Bush
War advocates, other conservatives say president mismanaged their vision
By Peter Baker
Updated: 24 minutes ago
The weekend after the statue of Saddam Hussein fell, Kenneth Adelman and a couple of other promoters of the Iraq war gathered at Vice President Cheney's residence to celebrate. The invasion had been the "cakewalk" Adelman predicted. Cheney and his guests raised their glasses, toasting President Bush and victory. "It was a euphoric moment," Adelman recalled.
Forty-three months later, the cakewalk looks more like a death march, and Adelman has broken with the Bush team. He had an angry falling-out with Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this fall. He and Cheney are no longer on speaking terms. And he believes that "the president is ultimately responsible" for what Adelman now calls "the debacle that was Iraq."
2006-11-19 02:32:56 · 15 answers · asked by WORD UP G 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
This is true, even the ignorant can see the light if it gets dark enough
2006-11-19 02:35:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anarchy99 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Personally, I think both parties are at their lowest points in a long time. The GOP certainly didn't stick to their held values and traditional agenda (the President being the biggest offender) and have therefore left their party thinking what now? The DNP has done similar, they were dominant in the last election, but they have come into power and done nothing except whine and spin their tires. Both parties are full of corruption - they are worried more about money on the side and their own agenda. It is true the leaders of the GOP are at killer low approval ratings, but so are the GNP leaders. Take the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, he's below 20% approval. We aren't comparing apples and oranges here, they are all apples. Lastly, as far as the immigration matter tearing the GOP apart, that is not entirely true. There are only a handful of republicans that support the president, the rest are sticking strong to the traditional GOP values. The president is in line with the DNP on this one and they could get it passed if the DNP came together, but no one is. P.S. the best money laundering case is the democrat from Louisiana...on tape and then $90K in his freezer...awesome. P.S.S. I am a registered Democrat who sees this is not a party issue, but a global problem.
2016-05-22 03:25:37 · answer #2 · answered by Danielle 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who really cares about Adelman, The Republicans need to get some backbone, stand up for what is right, finish what they started and stop swaying with the wind. Either that or get out of the party and become Dems. They would be all over the President if they thought he was popular, or if they thought it would do them any good. That's not right. That's why they lost the election, nothing to do with Bush really, he is just a scapegoat. THEY are the problem, too many RINO's
2006-11-19 02:42:40 · answer #3 · answered by ib_enigma 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I hope so. He is not a conservative. He is a big government Republican. He wants to give amnesty to the illegals. NO WAY IN HELL.
The debacle in Iraq is preventable with unleashing the force of our military. No more PC wars.
2006-11-19 02:37:03 · answer #4 · answered by GOPneedsarealconservative 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, the problem is the liberal media and politicians decided they would side with our enemies. This is a tragic error in times of war! Let the professionals, the military, do the job they are hired for! Let the media do what they do best, report on dog shows and kids soccer!
2006-11-19 02:48:26 · answer #5 · answered by Bawney 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Bush is a lame duck president and Adelman was ticked off because Bush didn't follow the advice he was given In or\ther words Bush and Bush alone was pulling the strings
2006-11-19 02:43:15 · answer #6 · answered by devora k 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Do you support politicians who expected war to be "a cakewalk?"
As upsetting as the war in Iraq is, the death toll should tell us how much the terrorists hate us. It should tell us how important victory is.
2006-11-19 03:01:32 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. Conservative Republicans (those few that are still left in the Party) are finally realizing that Bush and his neo-con handlers deserted them.
2006-11-19 03:56:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perle and Wolfawitch are distancing themselves also. Can chickenhawks be cowardly hypocrites twice?
2006-11-19 02:36:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No..You people are in for a shock with all of these blue dogs you voted for who told you what you wanted to hear just to get votes...
2006-11-19 02:36:01 · answer #10 · answered by BAARAAACK 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋