Baghdad Does Not Care For The New Bush policy

    Bush made the statement that the Iraqi Prime Minister,Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, was basically all for the 'new ' plan from Bush.

    According to The New York Times, this is not necessarily the case.

By JOHN F. BURNS and SABRINA TAVERNISE

Published: January 12, 2007

The Iraqi leader, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, failed to appear at a news conference and avoided any public comment. He left the government’s response to an official spokesman, Ali al-Dabbagh, who gave what amounted to a backhanded approval of the troop increase and emphasized that Iraqis, not Americans, would set the future course in the war.                      

Mr. Dabbagh said that the government’s objective was to secure the eventual withdrawal of American troops, and that for that to be possible there had to be security for Iraqis. “If this can be achieved by increasing either Iraqi or multinational forces,” he added, “the government, for sure, will not stand against it."         Entire Article

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    As I have stated once before, the whole policy is nothing even close to new. The fact that President Bush has to put words into other people's mouths is a sure sign that those running Iraq from the Iraqi side of the war will more than likely not hold up their end of the ' agreement ' that has been made with the United States.

   Note that they want the eventual withdrawal of the American troops as soon as possible.

 

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Condi Rice United The Divided

    Poor little Condi Rice.

    The Washington Post

By Dana Milbank

Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 12, 2007; Page A01

Within minutes of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's arrival on Capitol Hill yesterday, it became apparent that the Bush administration had, after four divisive years, finally succeeded in uniting Congress on the war in Iraq.

Unfortunately for Rice, the lawmakers were unified in opposition to President Bush's new policy.

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   Miss Rice heard quite alot of hostility from the senators in the room.

   Among them were Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.), Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fl.), Sen. George Voinovich (R-Oh.), Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).

    Chairman Joseph Biden (D-Del.) told Rice to convey to President Bush, "that you heard 21 members, with one or two notable exceptions, expressing outright hostility, disagreement and/or overwhelming concern with the president's proposal."

Sen. Chuck Hagel,"I have to say, Madam Secretary,that I think this speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam."                More from WaPo

   Miss Rice was scolded by all but one or two in the room and I'll bet that she left cursing under her breath! If Bush's lawyers are as inept as Miss Rice is, then impeachment is assured!

 

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