Dems Use Iraq Report to Attack GOP

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http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2485258
ABC News: Dems Use Iraq Report to Attack GOP


http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2485258

By NEDRA PICKLER

WASHINGTON Sep 24, 2006 (AP)— Democrats on Sunday seized on an intelligence assessment that said the Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections.

The Democrats hoped the report would undermine the GOP's image as the party more capable of handing terrorism as the campaign enters its final six-week stretch.

Their criticisms came in a collection of statements sent to reporters Sunday amid the disclosure of a National Intelligence Estimate that concluded the war has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

The report was completed in April and represented a consensus view of the 16 disparate spy services inside government, according to an intelligence official. The official, confirming accounts first published in Sunday's New York Times and Washington Post, spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the report is classified.

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1. drats. This is NOT a good headline!

[bemildred]

3. Well, that is the drama they want to feed us.

Who can best protect us from the "terrists". Nobody is going to admit that the terrists are a relatively trivial issue, and that the real issue is that the combined mis-management of both parties has the country circling the drain, instead we are going to get this dog-and-pony show about evil people overseas that hate us for our "freedoms".

[luckyleftyme2]

6. MOVE OUT "GEORGE"

MOVE OUT OF THE WHITEHOUSE GEORGE,YOU AND DUMSFELD HAVE MADE ANOTHER MESS. GET OUT AND LET
THE REAL AMERICAN PARTY OF THE PEOPLE SHOW YOU HOW TO WIN.
OLE BILL WAS HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN YOU ON HIS WORSE DAY.
AND YOUR SMART REMARKS ABOUT GORE,KINDA BITING YOUR BUTT RIGHT NOW AIN'T THEY?
OR IS CHENEY GONNA FREEZE THE ICE PACKS?
IT'S TIME TO RESIGN "GEORGE"

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2. well well, the WH has finally responded: "a written rebuttal"

.......A White House spokesman, Blair Jones, said, "We don't comment on classified documents." But he said the published accounts' "characterization of the NIE is not representative of the complete document."

The White House issued a written rebuttal that argued administration officials have been making some of the same arguments as in the intelligence estimate. A White House strategy booklet released this month described the terrorists as more dispersed and less centralized and still a threat to the United States.

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7. 3 Repug responses:

Three leading Republicans Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky defended the war in Iraq and said it is vital that U.S. troops stay in the fight. None of them had seen the classified report, but were responding to press coverage of it.

McConnell suggested that the fight in Iraq has stopped terrorists from attacking the U.S. and leaving would only create "a breeding ground for attacks here at home."

"Attacks here at home stopped when we started fighting al-Qaida where they live, rather than responding after they hit," McConnell said in a statement.

[Born Free]

8. democrats need to be careful of a setup

remember how they planted the false document to discredit the reports on the bush cowards service? Can't trust anything from these people...

[woodsprite]

4. Aren't there certainly a whole slew of headlines we could counter with? nt

[BeatleBoot]

5. Too Bad I'm Boycotting ABC and Disney

Otherwise, I would hit the link.

[rpannier]

9. The Headline should have been something like these

Iraq Report Further Proof the Administration is Failing

According to Intelligence Assessment "Administration gets an "F" in the War on Terror"

Administration's Handling of War on Terror has enabled Terrprist groups.

Democrats point to point to Intelligence Assessment as further proof bush is failing in the War on Terror

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10. Democrats seek momentum from Iraq report (new headline)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=AvzC5XzaPEXiY3Jgajy8cwSGOrgF;_ylu=X3oDMTA3b2NibDltBHNlYwM3MTY-
Democrats seek momentum from Iraq report

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 51 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrats on Sunday seized on an intelligence assessment that said the
Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections.

The Democrats hoped the report would undermine the GOP's image as the party more capable of handing terrorism as the campaign enters its final six-week stretch.

Their criticisms came in a collection of statements sent to reporters Sunday amid the disclosure of a National Intelligence Estimate that concluded the war has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

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11. Democrats tout report on terror threat (and a new new headline)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060925/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq;_ylt=AqFLfS4Dk0unOl4LcohnCUOs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--


Democrats tout report on terror threat

By NEDRA PICKLER, Associated Press Writer 41 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Democrats on Sunday seized on an intelligence assessment that said the
Iraq war has increased the terrorist threat, saying it was further evidence that Americans should choose new leadership in the November elections.


The Democrats hoped the report would undermine the GOP's image as the party more capable of handing terrorism as the campaign enters its final six-week stretch.

Their criticisms came in a collection of statements sent to reporters Sunday amid the disclosure of a National Intelligence Estimate that concluded the war has helped create a new generation of Islamic radicalism and that the overall terrorist threat has grown since the Sept. 11 attacks.

The report was completed in April and represented a consensus view of the 16 disparate spy services inside government, according to an intelligence official. The official, confirming accounts first published in Sunday's New York Times and Washington Post, spoke on condition of anonymity on Sunday because the report is classified.
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[young_at_heart]

12. Anyone with a brain knows that "terror" is far worse

It's gotten worse each month since Bush took office.....the GOP's image should be labeled correctly by the media. Wouldn't it be nice if the media bosses cared more about the country than making a profit?

[bling bling]

13. What kind of bullshit headline is this?

The AP writers sure are looking suspect lately.

The headline ought to be: "Intelligence assessment says Iraq war has increased terror threat." THAT'S the news!!! How they could make it a story about the Dems "attacking" the Republicans is telling. Very telling.

The media has become the scum of our country.

[wellst0nev0ter]

14. Google "Nit Picklering"

and behold the Bablyon whore of media whoredom. Especially during the 2003-2004 Dem primaries.

[nealmhughes]

15. Unfortunately, most papers in the US and UK will have similar ones.

But the fact remains...the BBC led last night on the story of the report leak.

You can spin fact, but you can't hide it, no matter how much makeup you put on a pig and put it in a dress, it still isn't a good date.