REID: PRESIDENT BUSH STILL MUST OFFER A STRATEGY FOR IRAQ
Wednesday, June 14, 2006 Washington, DC—Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid today issued the following statement on President Bush’s press conference on the war in Iraq. A fact check on President Bush is attached. “I’m glad the President went to Iraq. It’s good for our troops and the new Iraqi government. But in the fourth year of this war the American people are still waiting for the president to lay out a strategy that will stabilize Iraq, redeploy our troops, and refocus on threats that ...
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigtree/599Dean on GOPs Iraq Resolution Playbook: "The troops deserve more"
6/14/2006 4:42:00 PM WASHINGTON, June 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Tomorrow, House Republicans will begin a debate on a resolution concerning the Iraq War. Instead of holding the Bush Administration accountable for their ineptitude and demanding a real strategy for victory in Iraq, Republicans are planning to use the debate as a way to score political points. With GOP Representatives' credibility faltering, new Republican Leader John Boehner is encouraging GOP members of Congress to attack their oppon...
http://journals.democraticunderground.com/bigtree/598"The American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent,"
Democrats promise more oversight if they win House WASHINGTON, June 14 (Reuters) - Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday that they would investigate spending in Iraq and require government agencies to comply with accounting rules if voters give them control of the House of Representatives in November's elections. "The American people deserve to know how their tax dollars are spent," Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, of California, said at a news conference. Democrats highlighted a recent report ...
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