Bush Says U.S. Won't Pull Out of Iraq
When the president says, "We'll continue to be flexible and we'll make the changes necessary to succeed," red flags go off. We'll continue to do what, Mr. President? Uh... wake up, dude.Every time the president speaks it's like we're going in circles. Let's be fair about this. What does President Bush mean by "before the mission is complete"? How does he describe the mission? Because before we can discuss strategy we have to decide specifically what we're discussing. What does success mean to Bush? Does he mean establishing a working democracy in Iraq, or does he mean salvaging any kind of Iraqi government? Does he mean stopping all violence in Iraq or bringing it down to a sustainable level? What does he mean by "success"?
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President Bush, under pressure to change direction in Iraq, said Tuesday he will not be persuaded by any calls to withdraw American troops before the country is stabilized.
"There's one thing I'm not going to do, I'm not going to pull our troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete," he said in a speech setting the stage for high-stakes meetings with the Iraqi prime minister later this week. "We can accept nothing less than victory for our children and our grandchildren."
A bipartisan panel on Iraq is finalizing recommendations on Iraq. The group led by former Secretary of State James Baker III and former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., plan to present ideas to Bush next month.
Recent U.S. elections added fuel to the argument from Democrats that U.S. soldiers need to come home. But Bush has resisted that, even while projecting the need for a different approach.
"We'll continue to be flexible and we'll make the changes necessary to succeed," the president said.
- November 29, 2006
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