Bush: 'I'm the decision-maker' on Iraq (AP)

[Eugene]

Bush: 'I'm the decision-maker' on Iraq

By JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writer

1 hour, 24 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -
President Bush, on a collision course with Congress over Iraq, said Friday
"I'm the decision-maker" about sending more troops to the war. He
challenged skeptical lawmakers not to prematurely condemn his buildup.

"I've picked the plan that I think is most likely to succeed," Bush said in an
Oval Office meeting with senior military advisers.

"I know there is skepticism and pessimism and that some are condemning
a plan before it's even had a chance to work," the president said. "They have
an obligation and a serious responsibility therefore to put up their own plan
as to what would work."

Despite doubts in Congress and among the public about his strategy, Bush said
lawmakers agree that failure in Iraq would be a disaster and that he chose a
strategy that he and his advisers thought would help turn the tide in Iraq.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070126/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush

[BOSSHOG]

1. I wonder how that line will go over in prison

"Failure in Iraq would be a disaster." No george, Iraq is a failure and its all your fault. See what happens when ya lie.

[Amonester]

2. And now, the miserable failure wants to make Iran a disaster 2.

Cheney salivate$ in his bunker (about his pension plan at helliburton).

[CrazyOrangeCat]

3. Murtha stated his re-deployment plan in . . .

. . . November of '05.

Must've been clearin' brush that week, huh Georgie? You and Jimmy Beam?

[hatrack]

4. I thought "the commanders on the ground" would make the call

Silly me - I believed what Bush said!!

:silly:

[pdxmom]

5. First, he's indicating that there was more than one possible plan. I

wonder what the other options were. I wonder if there actually were any other options in his little mind.

Second, while he's making his stupid little speech, Steny Hoyer was laying out a Democratic plan that was fairly comprehensive.

I wish he'd just decide to quit.

[hashibabba]

6. Soooo, Bush never had a plan at all???

"My instruction to him was `Get over to the zone as quickly as possible, and implement a plan that will achieve our goals,'" Bush said.

I'm not surprised.