Romney, Giuliani Change Their Tone on Bush's Iraq Troop Buildup

[jefferson_dem]

Source: Bloomberg

Romney, Giuliani Change Their Tone on Bush's Iraq Troop Buildup
By Heidi Przybyla

(Bloomberg) -- For Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, the difference between ``real'' and ``reasonable'' is the distance he's traveled on President George W. Bush's Iraq war policy.

In April, Romney said Bush's plan to rush more than 150,000 additional troops to Iraq had a ``real chance'' of succeeding. On July 26, he was more equivocal, saying in an interview: ``I don't give that a high probability, I give it a reasonable probability.''

With pessimism growing about the ability of a troop injection to overcome Iraq's sectarian violence, Romney, 60, and other Republicans who embraced the plan are gingerly laying the groundwork for a possible shift away from White House appeals to stay the course.

Romney, who isn't noted for jabs at Bush, is simply preparing for a call for a post-surge strategy, said Tom Rath, a senior adviser. ``That cannot be viewed as a sign of disloyalty or disrespect, but rather an inevitability in the political process.'' The issue, Rath said, ``is how far any candidate should go in separating from the president.''

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Romney isn't alone in opening a little space between himself and the administration on Iraq. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is also scouting for safer ground.

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[TwilightGardener]

1. Fucking cowards. They're all waiting to see how the wind is going to blow

before they take a position on the most important issue facing us. This is the leadership of the Republican party???? Are they serious? Sorry, guys, we have you on tape. And we'll replay your cowardice, your bad judgment, and your sheep-like following of the Chimp over and over and over.

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[mikeytherat]

2. Bush's plan to rush more than 150,000 additional troops to Iraq - 150,000???

150,000? WTF is that? Did anyone else hear that we are DOUBLING our troop presence in Iraq? Because that's what this article says.

Did I miss a memo?

mikey_the_rat

[Doctor_J]

3. flip-flop

Willard changes his mind on yet another issue.

[yellowcanine]

5. "Trim those sails a bit, boys. More waffles needed for Mr. Romney here."

[LiberalFighter]

6. Giuliani wants safer ground? Try New Orleans

[TheCowsCameHome]

7. They''ll be wearing weathervanes on their heads before long.