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Drocket
12-20-2006, 08:09 PM
President Bush acknowledged for the first time yesterday that the United States is not winning the war in Iraq and said he plans to expand the overall size of the "stressed" U.S. armed forces to meet the challenges of a long-term global struggle against terrorists.

As he searches for a new strategy for Iraq, Bush has now adopted the formula advanced by his top military adviser to describe the situation. "We're not winning, we're not losing," Bush said in an interview with The Washington Post. The assessment was a striking reversal for a president who, days before the November elections, declared, "Absolutely, we're winning."

Link (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/20/AR2006122000268.html)


Well, a hint of reality is FINALLY starting to break through Bush's brain, it seems. About 2 years after it might have made a difference, but hey, better late than never, right?

Elrathin
12-21-2006, 12:00 AM
What's more ironic is that he's finally admitting this when the American people have been seeing this for years. Bush truly doesn't know life outside his little bubble of yes men/women and the smoke blown up his ass everyday.

Will be waiting for the admission in about 2 more years that the economy isn't as good as he's been saying either.

lily
12-21-2006, 12:28 AM
I just wonder if he would be making this statment, if the Baker/Hamilton report didn't finally come out and say it for him?

Elrathin
12-21-2006, 12:31 AM
I just wonder if he would be making this statment, if the Baker/Hamilton report didn't finally come out and say it for him?


To be honest, I'm surprised he didn't just blow it off and say everything is ok in Iraq. I mean he has so many other times when proof has been shown that didn't go with what he wanted.

lily
12-21-2006, 02:13 AM
El.......he really can't, since Chase was also on that committee.