Pelosi: Republicans `like' Iraq war (Boehner agrees)

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Pelosi: Republicans `like' Iraq war

By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer
21 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi lashed out at Republicans on Thursday, saying they want the Iraq war to drag on and are ignoring the public's priorities.

"They like this war. They want this war to continue," Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters. She expressed frustration over Republicans' ability to force majority Democrats to yield ground on taxes, spending, energy, war spending and other matters.

"We thought that they shared the view of so many people in our country that we needed a new direction in Iraq," Pelosi said at her weekly news conference in the Capitol. "But the Republicans have made it very clear that this is not just George Bush's war. This is the war of the Republicans in Congress."

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In response, House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in statement: "Republicans have stood on principle to protect current and future generations of Americans, whether it polled well or not. The success our troops are having in Iraq today is proof positive that our stance was the right one."

[TechBear_Seattle]

1. I don't see her putting in any effort to stop the war

And quite a bit of effort into aiding and abetting the war.

[BonnieJW]

2. The dems control the agenda.

Why do they let these bills come to the floor?

[EFerrari]

3. I think you like the war, Nancy. n/t

[TwilightGardener]

4. I'm fine with the GOPers owning the Iraq war. They can have it, and wallow

in their "victory"--even most military folk admit it wasn't worth it, and most Americans favor a withdrawal of troops next year.

[symbolman]

5. the "success" ?!

even ONE dead troop for a phony incursion is not a success, BONER, and if you were a Real Man you'd know that... Ever notice how the Repigs get the Last Word, the statment that Settles the Issue? The Dems are shown as the hand-wringing whiners, and the Repigs tell that whimp to shut up and fix them some steak and potatoes for all of their friends, because the damn Bar is Closed..