Let's make this a campaign issue and tear the Repukes apart.
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20030819-113808-1509r.htmBy Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Yesterday's suicide bombing in Baghdad left some Democrats calling for re-evaluating the U.S. role in Iraq and blaming the Bush administration for lacking foresight and losing control of the situation in Iraq.
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Sen. Bob Graham, Florida Democrat and another presidential candidate, said Mr. Bush bears some blame for the bombing, by mistakenly pursuing the war in Iraq.
"Had the president pursued the war on terrorism prior to initiating military action against Saddam Hussein — as I advocated last year — it is likely that al Qaeda and other terrorist networks would not have been able to take advantage of the chaos that now exists in Baghdad and other parts of Iraq," Mr. Graham said.
He also called on Mr. Bush to admit "he misled Americans" by declaring three months ago that major combat operations had ended in Iraq.
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"I don't think any of us — including
— anticipated the amount and sophistication of these attacks," Mr. McCain, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said on NBC's "Today" show. "I think they may need more people, both in the military overall and perhaps here on the ground.
"I also think we need to tell the American people that we cannot afford to fail, and that's why we'll have to do what is necessary in a significant expenditure of American blood and treasure," he said.
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"They're measuring us. They're watching us," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Republican. "Do we have the resolve to take casualties and spend money? The answer is yes."
Still, Rep. Jim Kolbe, Arizona Republican, who was also in Baghdad, said the attack was "a terrible blow to our efforts to put an international face on our efforts to bring reconstruction to Iraq."
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