January 11, 2007

WaPo : Dems Attacking Bush Speech with Both Barrels

In the wake of the Bush speech last night, the Bush team is being grilled by the Dems:

Bush and his top military and diplomatic team struggled to convince a hostile Democratic-led Congress and a skeptical public that sending 21,500 extra troops to help the beleaguered Iraqi government regain control of Baghdad would work.

"It's important for our citizens to understand that as tempting as it might be, to understand the consequences of leaving before the job is done," Bush told army personnel and their families in Fort Benning, Georgia, a day after unveiling his revised Iraq strategy.

Facing a grilling by lawmakers on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice insisted that Bush's plan would put more pressure on Iraqis to take over their own security, vital to any eventual U.S. military pullback.

Even Republicans have been piling on:
"This speech given last night by this president represents the most dangerous foreign policy blunder in this country since Vietnam if it's carried out," said Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, also a potential 2008 contender for the White House.
OUCH. That'll leave a mark.

By Ragnar Danneskjold, Typical Bitter Gun-Clinger at 11:10 PM | |