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 Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:01 am Post subject: The troops want to �finish the job�? |
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The troops want to �finish the job�?
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By: Steve on Monday, April 16th, 2007 at 6:01 PM - PDT
The fourth time in nine days, the president delivered yet another speech on Congress� spending bill for the war in Iraq. That Bush feels this is necessary is open to some interpretation, though I�m inclined to believe the White House thinks it�s losing this fight, so it�s trying to take the offensive, being aggressive on shaping the debate.
But he'll have to do better than this.
�The families gathered here understand that our troops want to finish the job.�
Really? There�s evidence to the contrary. As Greg Sargent noted, a recent Army Times poll found that only about half of U.S. troops think that success in this war is even possible. What�s more, only 38% of the troops expressed support for the president�s escalation strategy.
I�d add that last week, once soldiers started hearing about Bush extending their tours, there were �outbursts of anger and frustration laced with dark humor.� Specialist Rodney Lawson, to no one in particular, said, �If I get malaria, I get to leave, right?� |
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