Republicans Criticize Bush 'Mistakes' on Iraq

[Jon8503]

This has 2,890 some votes and only a 2.8 vote rating. Seems more important an article.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading members of President Bush (news - web sites)'s Republican Party on Sunday criticized mistakes and "incompetence" in his Iraq (news - web sites) policy and called for an urgent ground offensive to retake insurgent sanctuaries.

In appearances on news talk shows, Republican senators also urged Bush to be more open with the American public after the disclosure of a classified CIA (news - web sites) report that gave a gloomy outlook for Iraq and raised the possibility of civil war.


"The fact is, we're in deep trouble in Iraq ... and I think we're going to have to look at some recalibration of policy," Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel (news, bio, voting record) of Nebraska said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040919/ts_nm/iraq_usa_policy_dc_3

[MichiganVote]

1. Well its about time somebody in the Republican party had something

even close to sensible to say about this crackpot scheme.

[Jacobin]

3. What's sensible about escalation?

YOu think this can be 'won'?

[MichiganVote]

6. Its already been lost. They've tried escalation, it doesn't work

I'm just glad they aren't presenting the usual united front of BS

[Jacobin]

2. This is very ugly

The incompetence thing is, of course, real, but the most incredible example of incompetence is the congresscritters who think Iraq can be "won" by using more troops and firepower.

It can't

It's Vietnam redux and the congress is giving Smirk cover for coming war crimes of greater magnitude, which will turn all of Iraq against the U.S.

God this is a fucking mess.

[demgrrrll]

5. It is interesting that you mention war crimes because I watched Fog

of War today and McNamara said they had to "win" or be charged with war crimes. He said that the actions were the same but somehow winning absolved them of being charged for war crimes? I wonder if that isn't the undercurrent here too.

[The Doctor.]

4. Overt megalomania coupled with incompetence...

unerringly breaks blind loyalty.

I think this administration should have read "Peter's EvilOverlord List of Things To do".

http://www.eviloverlord.com/lists/overlord.html

Let's play a game and find the mistakes team Bush* has made during their stint as evil overlords...

- indeed, this is a fucking mess...

Peter's list is a commentary on those who pay no heed to what has gone before. Saddam himself said that an invasion would be another Vietnam... he was right.

Enjoy the levity of the list, but understand it's undercurrents.

[kentuck]

7. There will be many more criticizing Bush in about 2 -3 weeks....

whenever Kerry goes ahead in most of the polls. They will start to sweat their own seats and will try to put distance between themselves and the Great Pretender.

[jimshoes]

8. How about they quit trying to prop up

this moron and get a qualified leader in the White House. Admitting chimpy was a loser would be the first step to cleaning up his mess in Iraq. Then make damn sure no neo-con PNAC chickenhawk ever gets in public office again.

[iwantmycountryback]

9. At least Repugs are criticizing him over Iraq

Though I don't like that they think we need more troops. We just need to leave period.