BUSH OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS ON IRAQ

[truthpusher]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/20/iraq/main2110082.shtml

Bush Open To Suggestions On Iraq

Oct. 20, 2006
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(CBS/AP) President Bush conceded Friday that "right now it's tough" for American forces in Iraq, but the White House said he would not change U.S. strategy in the face of pre-election polls that show voters are upset.

With Republicans anxious about the potential loss of Congress — and with conditions seemingly deteriorating in Iraq — Mr. Bush addressed the question of whether he would alter his policies.

"We are constantly adjusting our tactics so that we achieve the objective, and right now it's tough, it's tough," Mr. Bush said in an Associated Press interview.

Mr. Bush summoned Gen. John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, to the White House for consultations Friday afternoon. The White House said Abizaid already was in town and Mr. Bush asked him over. The president also will consult by video conference on Saturday with Abizaid at U.S. Central Command in Tampa, Fla., and with Gen. George Casey, who leads the U.S.-led Multinational Forces in Iraq, to determine if a change in tactics is necessary to combat the increasing violence.

Despite calls for change, Mr. Bush said, "Our goal has not changed. Our goal is a country that can defend, sustain and govern itself, a country that which will serve as an ally in this war. Our tactics are adjusting."

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link: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/10/20/iraq/main2110082.shtml

[gully]

1. When the hell did this start?

OH yea, election time.

[ballsalicious]

2. Here's a suggestion, Bush.... 'Go Fuck Yourself!.... nt

[aquart]

3. Hasn't a clue what to do.

He's always been bailed out before.

[Warren DeMontague]

4. He's got a plexiglass box with a pencil on a string

you can drop your comment card inside.

[nolabels]

5. Election, stolen or not, he knows his goose is cooked

Way too late, way too late Mr. Bush x(

[flordehinojos]

6. bush open to suggestions on iraq or anything else? i'll believe that when

his cojones deflate. in the meantime, liar, liar, pants on fire!

[Red Right and BLUE]

7. G.T.F.O. nt

[ClintonTyree]

8. This is nothing but posturing anyway........

he's already decided to "stay the course", he just wants to give the impression that he's actually listening to other points of view. He gave Abazaid a WHOLE HALF HOUR yesterday to talk about different tacks that could be taken. After pouring the coffee and a few idle minutes of chit-chat........the meeting was over.
Bush doesn't want other points of view. He's unerringly correct in everything he does, why listen to others? Besides, he's got an inside line to "the guy upstairs", they're simpatico. :eyes: Everything is working our just fine in Iraq, god is merely testing Dumbya's resolve. The sick thing is, Dumbya believes this. We're fucking doomed.