Senate GOP finally wants answers from Bush

[im10ashus]

Yesterday afternoon, Senate Dems began outlining their perspective on the war in Iraq. Shortly thereafter, Senate Republicans suggested that the Dems may be onto something.

In a sign of increasing unease among Congressional Republicans over the war in Iraq, the Senate is to consider on Tuesday a Republican proposal that calls for Iraqi forces to take the lead next year in securing the nation and for the Bush administration to lay out its strategy for ending the war.

The proposal on the Iraq war, from Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, and Senator John W. Warner, Republican of Virginia, chairman of the Armed Services Committee, would require the administration to provide extensive new quarterly reports to Congress on subjects like progress in bringing in other countries to help stabilize Iraq. The other appeals related to Iraq are nonbinding and express the position of the Senate.

The plan stops short of a competing Democratic proposal that moves toward establishing dates for a phased withdrawal of troops from Iraq. But it is built upon the Democratic approach and makes it clear that senators of both parties are increasingly eager for Iraqis to take control of their country in coming months and open the door to removing American troops.

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http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/5838.html

[zbdent]

1. So, the Rubber-Stamp Republicans are trying

to convince the voters that they're the ones paying attention?

:eyes:

[im10ashus]

4. That's exactly what I was thinking.

The Dems have been taking it on the chin for all their suggestions and now the GOP will step up, since they are the majority, and take credit just in time for the 2006 elections. How convenient.

[Dawgs]

2. Obvious attempt to take Iraq off of table for next year elections...

Nothing more!!!

[tecelote]

3. Maybe the President should heed his own advice to President Clinton...

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the President to explain to us what the exit strategy is."

- Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)

[Sagan]

5. Won't do any good...

The removal of American troops from Iraq is what they're arguing about now, but what is being left unsaid is that the country will collapse into bloody anarchy when that happens.

Chimpy broke it, he bought it. It's his.