No matter how much Tony Snow and the rest of the White House try to spin it, the fact remains – the news coming out of Iraq is not good. GOP Senators are also seeing this and not buying the typical spin: Sen. George Voinovich said Tuesday the U.S. should begin pulling troops out of […]
You got to love how diplomatic this White House is. Here is what they have said today about the military supplemental bill: President Bush on Tuesday invited Democrats to discuss their standoff over a war-spending bill, but he made clear he would not change his position opposing troop withdrawals. The White House bluntly said the […]
For a President and Secretary of Defense who always talk so highly of their working relationship with the military, I wonder how they will respond to this: The Army’s top officer withheld a required 2008 budget plan from Pentagon leaders last month after protesting to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld that the service could not […]
It looks like the Democrats now have a plan to force the Republicans to put their money where their mouths are: Campaign strategists seek intraparty consensus by focusing on accountability rather than Iraq troop withdrawals. A “no-confidence” vote in Pentagon chief, which Democratic lawmakers might offer on defense spending legislation, could embarrass Bush while appealing […]
Why the sudden uproar over Rep. Murtha’s plan? Most likely it is because he stole the thunder from the GOP. CNN is reporting that General Casey has issued a plan to the Pentagon outlining a phaesed withdrawal starting first of the year. The top U.S. commander in Iraq has submitted a plan to the Pentagon […]
Well this past week, we heard that Rumsfeld could be looking at pulling troops out starting as early as next spring, effectively setting a “timetable†which the President said would not be done. Rumsfeld also went to Iraq to push the Iraqi government to speed up their work on developing a democracy and securing their […]