Because although I think Bush has made some major mistakes, I respect him more than I do the Democratic Party right now. They are offering absolutely no alternative plan to Bush's, no alternative to staying the course, nothing! All they're doing is criticizing and causing division without offering a solution. This resolution they're passing accomplishs nothing positive. The fact is that we're majorly screwed up in Iraq right now, and you can point fingers all you want, but what we need are plans. Right now Bush is the only one with a plan. Democratic representatives want us to ditch that one and go with... what? Do you really support this kind of approach?
I don't think Bush's 'plan' will solve the Iraq problem. I agree with the Democrats that there is no purely military solution in Iraq. So let's see them offer one! Let's have them truthfully tell our troops what they will be doing if the Democrats have their way. Pulling out? What?
2007-02-15 17:07:37 · 9 answers · asked by Free Ranger 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
g, I looked at what Jim Webb said. Basically, he said we need to find a solution -- no, duh! He said we need to shift towards stronger regional diplomacy.
Well, that's extremely general, not a plan. What, do we barter with Iran and let them get nuclear weapons?
2007-02-15 17:22:29 · update #1
Isn't it wonderful how polarized all of our political views are?
Democrats, I'm not happy with Bush right now either. Almost everybody's blowing it right now in our government. Just wondered if anyone else was able to see that. I am a Republican, but I'd support anyone who showed real, unifying leadership in our government.
2007-02-15 17:30:29 · update #2
They actually have four alternative binding resolutions.
They are working on it.
The only thing they are doing with the non-binding one is creating room for debate in the Congress.
It will be a political statement to the president if it passes.
They don't want to cut funding, but want to tell him that they don't approve of his plan.
Nothing wrong with that.
2007-02-15 17:14:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Bradley 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You should try listening to what Democrats say, not what Republicans say that they say.
Democrats don't claim to have all the answers themselves. Actually, they have invited the entire Senate and Congress to debate the issues and try, together, to find the best solutions. Unfortunately, many Republicans find it more important to protect their own opinions and careers than to protect the troops, and have fought hard, and are still fighting, to block that debate.
I have listed below just a few examples of Democrats' plans for ending the Iraq war with dignity and integrity, while ensuring as stable of an Iraq as possible after Bush's bungling of policy in that war and the entire region.
So like I said, listen to the Democrats, not just Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and other right-wing talking heads and White House mouthpieces. Agree with the Democrats' plan or not, the quotes below show that the claim the Democrats "have no plan" is a lie...
MC - You talk about Democrats lying? How about Republicans lying about WMD's and getting thousands of Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqi's killed because of their lies? People in BOTH parties lie, that's human nature and that's politics. But it's one thing to lie about hanky-panky with an intern and hurt no one except maybe your wife, and another to lie about international issues and get tens of thousands killed.
2007-02-15 17:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by Don P 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here's a thought: Bush Got us into this, how is he going to get us out? Stay the course is not a plan, it is a political line. Democrats ave suggested many solutions, but I'm not sure you're smart enough to understand words with more then one syllable. Cut and Run or stay the course... Absolute BS. There are details and shades of Grey. Bush has no plan. he wants to do the same thing only more. That is not a plan. a plan is a redeployment and a new strategy.
I love it when people with no grasp of reality post. Makes things interesting.
2007-02-15 17:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by The Big Box 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Bipartisan Iraq Study Group had a plan months ago, but as with anyone's plan but his own, Bush has been ignoring it.
And no, I do not support what my representatives are doing, because I live in a red state so my Republican representatives don't give a spit what I think.
2007-02-15 18:07:22 · answer #4 · answered by Vaughn 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell yes, now the political process is finally working. Now Bush is finally accountable for what he is doing unlike when conservatives were in control of the House and Senate. No more blank checks for Mr. Bush.
2007-02-15 18:42:35 · answer #5 · answered by King Midas 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They ran for office on the war issue, they never had a plan, they lied to get votes. Democrats have always lied, still do and always will. Their plan was to get into office, that was it. They even screwed their own voters. I think, since Democrats never had a plan to start with that we need "to stay the course", not "cut and run like cowards". Democrats can not get their thumb out of their butt long enough to plan anything, yet some people want to bash Bush. See people, even though you would like to keep blaming Bush, it takes more than just Bush to make all decisions, put the blame where it belongs, not just on Bush.
2007-02-15 17:24:00 · answer #6 · answered by m c 5 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Stop putting this on the Democrats. Even the Republicans don't like Bush's plan.
http://www.thebulletin.us/site/news.cfm?newsid=17854852&BRD=2737&PAG=461&dept_id=576361&rfi=6
Bush attacked a country with about the size of California in 2003 and we are still at war. That is a joke. He has made the U.S. a joke.
2007-02-15 17:14:48 · answer #7 · answered by truth seeker 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
why do conservatives talk about democrats, when they clearly don't listen to or care what democrats say?
DID YOU HEAR JIM WEBB AFTER THE STATE OF THE UNION? THAT'S ALL HE TALKED ABOUT?
of course you didn't, and you don't even care if what you're saying is even true...
if you cared, you would care enough to pay attention, and if you payed attention, you wouldn't post questions that were wrong...
congress can't pass war strategy... they can tell Bush ideas, which WEBB clearly did, and others clearly have...
but Bush cares about as much as you do... which is none...
2007-02-15 17:13:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
the dems do this constantly they are arm hair quarter backs. When kerry was running and sked what his plan was he said he had a better one but for some reason he could not tell us what it was
2007-02-15 21:31:19 · answer #9 · answered by 51 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋