"Plan B was to make Plan A work." No U.S. Backup Strategy For Iraq

[dogday]

During a White House meeting last week, a group of governors asked President Bush and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, about their backup plan for Iraq. What would the administration do if its new strategy didn't work?

The conclusion they took away, the governors later said, was that there is no Plan B. "I'm a Marine," Pace told them, "and Marines don't talk about failure. They talk about victory."

Pace had a simple way of summarizing the administration's position, Gov. Phil Bredesen (D-Tenn.) recalled. "Plan B was to make Plan A work."

In the weeks since Bush announced the new plan for Iraq -- including an increase of 21,500 U.S. combat troops, additional reconstruction assistance and stepped-up pressure on the Iraqi government -- senior officials have rebuffed questions about other options in the event of failure. Eager to appear resolute and reluctant to provide fodder for skeptics, they have responded with a mix of optimism and evasion.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/04/AR2007030401321.html

[bryant69]

1. Wonder what plan "C" is.

I'm not optimistic.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[Atman]

3. Plan C

is a legacy plan, named for Bush's grades at Harvard -- call Daddy.

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[dogday]

5. Plan C is to blame it on the Democrats

[spanone]

2. By the time plan A fails, bush* will be out of office, making tons of money from the war.

betcha....

[Mandate My Ass]

4. Geez

Stupid and arrogant. Who'd have thunk it? :eyes:

[Ganja Ninja]

6. Plan A was ...

"Let the military take care of the details and we'll take care of the oil."

[rodeodance]

7. I recall Condi efading the question during a hearing also

[Doctor_J]

8. Why would you need plan B when plan A was going to receive flowers & candy

If that piece of shit Cheney would ever come out of his hole and answer questions, we might get some answers to this debacle.

[gratuitous]

9. Okay, Step 1: Invade Iraq

Step 2:

Step 3: Enjoy the accolades and bask in the glory of a successful mission, flawlessly executed.

[dogday]

10. At least these Governors recognize the problem...

There is no plan period.....