Liberals were for troop build up until Bush proposes it. Is this true?

Question

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/inbeltway.htm

Answer 1

Where have you been! the controversy is not about the amount of troops it is simply about being against anything that Bush wants, if he said the sky was blue they would argue and call him stupid for even saying that.

Answer 2

Early on in the conflict many peope criticized the President for sending in far too few troops (say 150,000 instead of 250,000 or more) to secure the peace in Iraq. Democrats and some Republicans (including Colin Powell) were calling for more troops.

Later on, as the situation changed, many switched to advocating that we need to start withdrawing troops rather than putting more on the ground as the situation had changed. Even those calling for more troops were calling for far MORE than the 20,000 the President just added.

Answer 3

Yes, many liberals were in favor of increased troop levels prior to the Bush administration's recent proposal.

Answer 4

"REYES said, to the surprise of many", and your collective point would be..? The word "they" ,when referring to a single individual,is almost as pathetic as the word "we", being used when referring to the troops in Iraq,( Eagles soar alone,sparrows flock, Try some individual thought for a change, you may like it !!)

Answer 5

Yes, they want to make sure they oppose whatever he does so they can't be held accountable.

It's easy to oppose when you aren't the one making the decision.

Answer 6

Yes, sort of hypocritical don't ya think?

Answer 7

yep. last month they were for it. now Bush does it and this month they are against it. its called hypocrisy, and Bush bashing...they have no morals.