White House: Bush to veto calls for withdrawal from Iraq

[sabra]

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/03/white-house-bush-to-veto-calls-for.html

White House: Bush to veto calls for withdrawal from Iraq

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush would veto Democratic proposals to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq in late 2007 or by the end of 2008, Dan Bartlett, Counselor to the president, said Thursday.

"The administration would vehemently oppose and ultimately veto any legislation that looked like what was described today," Bartlett said aboard Air Force One in route to Sao Paulo, Brazil.

"What we're seeing here is an artificial, precipitous withdrawal from Iraq based on, unfortunately, politics in Washington, not on conditions on the ground in Baghdad, Iraq," he added.

[ClayZ]

1. K and R

[tridim]

2. Fine, how do you like impeachment then, asshole?

It's either that, or we throw you out by force.

There's no way the public will stand for a Bush veto if it gets through congress.

[DRoseDARs]

3. "...conditions on the ground..." Indeed, there's cake and roses petal on the ground everywhere...

Problem is, they're on the ground because a suicide bomber has taken out yet another market filled with people.

[partylessinOhio]

4. Well, SO WHAT! Get off your duffs, Congress! Send his royal lowness

the legislation. Show you have some balls already!

[endarkenment]

5. Bring it on.

let him run that veto pen dry. Force the issue back onto his desk as many times as we can until the criminal bastard is run out of office.

[Megahurtz]

7. Now That's a Good Idea. n/t

[napi21]

6. GREAT! I hope all your PUB candidates tell you how much they

appreciate you dealing them the Death Card for the 08 election too!

The American people sent you a message in November, but as usual, you didn't get it!

[Old and In the Way]

8. He doesn't hold the moral highground on this threat.

Bring it on, Dimson. We can and should put the Party of Bush on record where they stand on this most important issue. Time for the Rubberstamping Party to make a decision...are you with Bush or with the American people? Methinks that they'll start to desert him as soon as the vote comes up and their bluff is called.

[superconnected]

9. Impeach. They impeached clinton for nothing. Why can't we

hold bush accountable for the murder of 10's of thousands?

[bullimiami]

10. he cant veto every spending bill and the pugs cant block them all.

if they do, theyll just run out of money anyway.

[IsItJustMe]

11. The Dems should have enough balls to just cut the funding for the troops. PERIOD.

[ProudDad]

22. There are too many "conservative" Dems

for that to pass.

There are also too many pukes in the Senate to override the inevitable veto.

I kind'a like their new strategy.

Win-Win

bush vetoes the supplemental -- he hates the troops

bush signs - he's committed to HIS timetable.

[robinlynne]

23. yes.

[solara]

12. I dunno, but I think this may be a -good- thing...there will be

no doubt the war is ALL his if he vetoes

INVESTIGATE IMPEACH INDICT INCARCERATE

[w4rma]

19. Political win if he vetos. Policy win if he signs. I'd rather have the policy win.

But the political win will help bring about the policy win later on.

[rodeodance]

13. BRING IT ON GEORGE!-------it will be your legacy!

[rocktivity]

14. Fine by me

This way we've got him--and the people who voted against it--on record.

:headbang:
rocknation

[solara]

15. Heh. Bet ol dimson is royally pissed at Reid et al.. and now he faces a really warm

welcome waiting for him in South America....heh

Could a chimpy meltdown be on the horizon? Are any of his keepers accompanying him I wonder? Condie? the Dick? Jim Beam?

[C_U_L8R]

16. Make him veto every day !

the asshole's gotta learn one day or another

[gratuitous]

17. I don't see that as much of a threat

There isn't any downside here, except insofar as Bush's stubborn refusal to treat with reality will consign even more people to an early death. But making a record of public opposition to the ongoing prosecution of this misguided imperial adventure, as well as affixing this war even more securely around the necks of the Republican party, while carrying out the will of the people, makes this a dare or a threat to be faced down squarely and resolutely.

[remfan]

18. I'd pay money to see that n/t

[The Count]

20. Save this for the time they blame us for the war...you know they will!

[ProudDad]

21. Cool.

He's going to veto the supplemental.

He must HATE the troops...