Heres a note from KO on tonights show

[madokie]

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Tonight on Countdown
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President Bush will tell the nation Wednesday night he will send more than 21,500 additional American forces to Iraq, acknowledging that it was a mistake earlier not to have more American and Iraqi troops fighting the war. White House counselor Dan Bartlett said, "Military operations sometimes were handcuffed by political interference by the Iraqi leadership." Bartlett also said the Iraqis had failed to deliver on earlier pledges to commit more of their troops. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16558652/

When President Bush goes before the American people tonight to outline his new strategy for Iraq, he will be doing something he has avoided since the invasion of Iraq in March 2003: ordering his top military brass to take action they initially resisted and advised against. Bush talks frequently of his disdain for micromanaging the war effort and for second-guessing his commanders. "It's important to trust the judgment of the military when they're making military plans," he told The Washington Post in an interview last month. "I'm a strict adherer to the command structure." Pentagon insiders say members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have long opposed the increase in troops and are only grudgingly going along with the plan because they have been promised that the military escalation will be matched by renewed political and economic efforts in Iraq. Gen. John P. Abizaid, the outgoing head of Central Command, said less than two months ago that adding U.S. troops was not the answer for Iraq. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/09/AR2007010901872.html?sub=AR

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And by the way, the White House leaks of the plan, along with their spin, are now coming fast and furious...
President Bush will announce tonight that the additional American troops he plans to sent to Baghdad will act only in support of Iraqi forces, and that they are being sent only because the Iraqi government has promised a "fundamental" change in policy, a top White House official said this morning. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/world/10cnd-prexy.html?hp&ex=1168491600&en=27c0101b6f21fdb4&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Democratic leaders said Tuesday that they intended to hold symbolic votes in the House and Senate on President Bush's plan to send more troops to Baghdad, forcing Republicans to take a stand on the proposal and seeking to isolate the president politically over his handling of the war. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/10/washington/10capitol.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

The President speaks at 9 pm eastern.
We will devote the entire show to this, from all angles.

That's some of what we're planning tonight.

-- Carey Fox

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[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Since I don't have cable,

I will be relying on my fellow DUers to let me know what happens on the Countdown. Thanks in advance! :hi:

[madokie]

3. I told my wife that the other evening when she asked if I wanted to watch Countdown

she was watching something else

[butterfly77]

2. I will as always...

[monmouth]

4. I will watch Tony Soprano at 9 then onto Keith at 10. Seems saner.

[peacetalksforall]

5. There is something quite extraordinary about Olberman

hosting the show with Matthews.

Usually it would be Russert and Matthews or Gregory and Matthews or Mitchell and Matthews.

I heard MSNBC go out of there way to say Matthews was hosting and (don't remember the words) but Olberman was in second place. The last (recent) time they did this, Olberman was very professional and Matthews acted like a Tweety - I really thought Olberman was the key host.

[madokie]

6. No bout a doubt it

I'll be glad when they give KO a news hour, of real news