As a Republican, I finally agree with Pelosi this time. Give Bush's plan a chance. What do you think?

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_go_co/democrats_iraq

To capu

so acording to you, after several defeats after Pearl Harbour, we should have just surrendered to Japan and German?

Answer 1

How many chances does this guy get? This the presidency, not the special olympics.

No, according to me somebody else should be making the decisions. Not the guy that has ****** it up since day one. Do conservatives always choose to misunderstand the point?

Answer 2

This is not a matter of defeat. This is another war that we will never win. And that's because it isn't our war. I hope his plan will work but then there is no choice, is there? The American public has said it supports the troops but not the war. At least that is a better choice than when we were going through the same thing in Vietnam. Then to be socially correct to support the troops, you had to support the war. I never could figure out how that got started. The troops came home to no reward for the good job done. I have the same sinking feeling now that I had way back then and I have the urge to sing again. . .
Well, it's one, two, three,
What are we fightin' for. . . .
. . .Be the first mother on your block,
To have your boy sent home in a box. . . .

It's the same stupid thing again. . . .
Another war we will never win. . .
But so good for our economy. . . .

Answer 3

I think public timetables are a bad idea. This only gives the enemy a wait and see point. At the same time I do not believe that we can continue an open ended occupation of the country indefinitely. It cannot be denied that Iraq is failing to meet goals for their own defense and ultimatums need to be levied. I just believe it would be better to use private deadlines rather than public. However, this won't work for Democrats because they cannot appease the most radical extremists in the party without being public. Many have forgotten that Mr. Bush stated he hoped to begin withdrawing the troops as early as November of this year when he proposed the troop surge. The reality is that this is a bad idea all the way around. If this measure passes it will forever hamstring our ability to properly engage in military activities.

Answer 4

I listened to the press conference when I was working. The bill set aside money to improve Walter Reed and other hospitals, money for amputees, burn units, and caregivers of those who are wounded. All ideas that are long overdue. Under the bill, Bush must show that the benchmarks that he set up are being met, or the troops will be slowly withdrawn. Sounds like a good compromise.

Answer 5

How many more years would you like this plan to last? I have a plan to get Jennifer Love Hewitt to call me, doesn't mean the plan will ever happen, no matter how long I get you guys to wait for it.

Answer 6

The Democrats are not as combative about this as a lot of people think. Senator Clinton, being critical of Bush's Iraq policy, still supports it.

Answer 7

I think this plan is better than past plans and we have already won in Iraq so we just have to maintain our military authority and plan on leaving around 2008.

Answer 8

I don't think so. She seems to be pushing for a "date for defeat" which is what all the Democrats are pushing for.
I think any shred of supposed "support" is simply to try to fool the American people into thinking they support the troops, even though they continue to make an environment where our troops are more endangered via their verbal support.

Answer 9

Yes, Give it a chance to work or fail, but don't write it off if you have nothing better to replace it with.