House Speaker Nancy Pelosi:" The President Will Have To Be Accountable For This War In Iraq "

April 24th, 2007 by Office of the Speaker

Washington, D.C. – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders held a news conference in the Capitol this afternoon on the House-Senate Appropriations Committee conference report on the Iraq supplemental bill. Below are her opening remarks:

“It was with great pride that we presented to our Caucus today the conference report that was reported out of the Appropriations Committee last night. Chairman Obey has received a great response from our colleagues because they appreciate what he did.

“Our bill is grounded in the realities in the war in Iraq, recognizes the strain that this war is placing on our military, recognizes the urgency to hold the Iraqi government accountable, and honors our commitment to our veterans, instead of the failure to meet those commitments that exists now.

“The response that the President gave this morning when he heard of the bill was the response of a President whose Administration is in disarray.

“For the first time, the President will have to be accountable for this war in Iraq. And he does not want to face that reality.

“Since the beginning of this war, which has lasted longer than World War II, the President has repeatedly not accounted for its continuing costs in his regular budget request. That is why Congress has had to pass seven supplementals.

“What is it that the Commander-in-Chief doesn’t know, that doesn’t equip him to make a regular budget request for the war? Seven supplementals, seven times unprepared? I don’t think so. I think it’s seven times that the President wanted to hide the truth of the cost of this war from the American people.

“The bill we intend to send to the President fully supports our troops and veterans. In fact, we give those troops and veterans more than the President asks for.

“When the President says he’s going to veto this bill, he’s going to veto increased spending on military health. He’s going to veto BRAC spending, which is over and above his request. He’s going to veto meeting the health care needs, especially mental health needs, of our veterans who are returning from the war.

“This bill is consistent with the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group. It has the support of many retired military generals and reflects the wishes of the American people to wind down this war.

“The President has to face the reality on the ground in Iraq. And he has to face the reality of accountability in this Congress.”

   Any Questions Mr. Bush?

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Republicans: When you Have No Argument, Resort To Lies And More Lies

"The president is vetoing the bill to provide money for soldiers -- readiness, health care, armaments, etc and a timeline to get out of Iraq."

'The president is vetoing the bill to set a timeline to get out of Iraq.'"

    You knew that it was coming sooner or later and it appears that now is the time for the Repugnicans to go to plan 'b' or 'c' or 'd' or...

   I'm talking about the Republican attack ads that are set to come out today on radio taking Harry Reid to task for treating U.S. troops as "political football."

   A transcript of one ad has a veteran of Iraq ( Capt. Trip Bellard ) saying, "Senator Reid's remarks undercut the morale of our soldiers and undermine our troops on the ground."    Source

   So how much did Bush and the rest of the hoods pay this man to come up with this shit?

   Vice Resident Cheney said that Senate Leader Harry Reid was pursuing a defeatist strategy to win votes in the next election.

   Harry Reid or the rest of the Democrats do not have to pull this kind of crap just to get more votes in the 2008 elections because the Republicans are handing the White House to the Democrats all on their own. The Democrats couldn't have a better gift!

Cheney: "Some Democratic leaders seem to believe that blind opposition to the new strategy in Iraq is good politics.Sen. Reid himself has said that the war in Iraq will bring his party more seats in the next election. It is cynical to declare that the war is lost because you believe it gives you political advantage."         Yahoo News

  On the troop funding Resident Bush said:

"I'm disappointed that the Democratic leadership has chosen this course.     They chose to make a political statement. That's their right but it is wrong for our troops and it's wrong for our country. To accept the bill proposed by the Democratic leadership would be to accept a policy that directly contradicts the judgment of our military commanders."

   Bush seems to have a major cases of selective memory as it was the new Iraq commander, his own Gen. David Petraeus, who recently said that Iraq does require a political solution.

Democrats have argued that the election that left Democrats in control of Congress was a referendum for a change of strategy in Iraq. Bush used the same election results to argue his point.

"The American people did not vote for failure," he said. "That is precisely what the Democratic leadership's bill would guarantee.

"It's not too late for Congress to do the right thing."

   I may have to buy myself a pair of those rose colored glasses that Bush wears. This man is so far out from reality that he makes the Twilight Zones look closer than he is.

                    IMPEACH! INDICT! IMPRISON!

 

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