Bush Campaigning for U.S.-India Nuke Deal

[DoYouEverWonder]

March 7, 2006, 5:46 AM EST

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration has started an aggressive campaign to convince skeptical lawmakers of the merits of a landmark civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with India.

Nicholas Burns, a top State Department official, told an audience Monday at the Heritage Foundation that a "very intensive debate" looms on the accord that he helped to settle last week during Bush's visit to India.

"We're prepared for that debate," Burns said at the conservative think tank. "We will advise the Congress that it is our very clear judgment that this is a good deal for the United States as well as for India."

Burns said Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other officials would spend the coming weeks briefing lawmakers.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-us-india-nuclear,0,4367247.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines


So I guess this wasn't a done deal after all?

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. translation: Bush has to bribe, extort or blackmail congressmen

until he has enough votes garnered for another face saving compromise.

[liberal N proud]

2. Extort or blackmail is correct

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2149846