Bush: Success In Iraq ‘Is More Than A Military Mission, Precisely Why I Sent More Troops’

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/03/bush-troops/

Bush: Success In Iraq ‘Is More Than A Military Mission, Precisely Why I Sent More Troops’

President Bush during his Rose Garden press conference today:

The solution to Iraq — an Iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself and defend itself — is more than a military mission. Precisely the reason why I sent more troops into Baghdad.

Watch it at link:

Now it makes complete sense.

Bush later argued that sending more U.S. troops provides “some breathing space for this democratically elected government to succeed.” This from the man who said in 2005:

Sending more Americans would undermine our strategy of encouraging Iraqis to take the lead in this fight. And sending more Americans would suggest that we intend to stay forever, when we are, in fact, working for the day when Iraq can defend itself and we can leave.

[Old and In the Way]

1. It's about securing the oil.

And using the blood of our soldiers to support Exxon-Mobil's bottom line.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

2. w'happen to the 'no nation building'

that's what he said in the 2000 election no nation building (he seems to have gone astray)

since when are US peace keepers? Thought that was the UN's job?

[Supersedeas]

3. the rhetorical prowess of the most powerful man in the World

[HuffleClaw]

4. i really doubt he's got the stones to veto it

it would backfire on him i think. someone in another thread pointed out many republicans would be happy for an opportunity to distance themselves from him and this could provide it. it could well end up being that a veto would be overturned.