To say I was astonished when I read this quote would be the understatement of the decade! George Bush,who was speaking at the annual American Legion convention in Reno, Nevada, on Tuesday said :-
"There are unmistakable signs that our strategy is achieving the objectives we set out. Our new strategy is showing results in the places where it matters most - the cities and neighbourhoods where ordinary Iraqis live."
Who believes this nonsense continually flowing from this man ? It is insulting to the intelligence of EVERY US citizen!
Lets see how well these "results" are going - Karbala, 100 km south of Baghdad, "riots that left at least 52 people dead and 206 injured continued yesterday, as more troops and police were trucked in by Iraqi authorities. Gun battles between rival Shiite groups escalated, causing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee after a two-day religious festival. An indefinite curfew has been imposed on the city."
Then a draft Government Account Accountablility report (to be present to congress Tue 4th) states (quoted from Washington Post)-
'The draft provides a stark assessment of the tactical effects of the current U.S.-led counteroffensive to secure Baghdad. "While the Baghdad security plan was intended to reduce sectarian violence, U.S. agencies differ on whether such violence has been reduced," it states. While there have been fewer attacks against U.S. forces, it notes, the number of attacks against Iraqi civilians remains unchanged. It also finds that "the capabilities of Iraqi security forces have not improved."'
George Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said on Tuesday, this of course is over and above the $460 billion in the fiscal 2008 defence budget (of which $147 billion is to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.)
*scratch head* if you can see where the progress is being made, please tell me !!
there must be someone else from the same planet as GW Bush........then again.....
"There are unmistakable signs that our strategy is achieving the objectives we set out. Our new strategy is showing results in the places where it matters most - the cities and neighbourhoods where ordinary Iraqis live."
Who believes this nonsense continually flowing from this man ? It is insulting to the intelligence of EVERY US citizen!
Lets see how well these "results" are going - Karbala, 100 km south of Baghdad, "riots that left at least 52 people dead and 206 injured continued yesterday, as more troops and police were trucked in by Iraqi authorities. Gun battles between rival Shiite groups escalated, causing hundreds of thousands of pilgrims to flee after a two-day religious festival. An indefinite curfew has been imposed on the city."
Then a draft Government Account Accountablility report (to be present to congress Tue 4th) states (quoted from Washington Post)-
'The draft provides a stark assessment of the tactical effects of the current U.S.-led counteroffensive to secure Baghdad. "While the Baghdad security plan was intended to reduce sectarian violence, U.S. agencies differ on whether such violence has been reduced," it states. While there have been fewer attacks against U.S. forces, it notes, the number of attacks against Iraqi civilians remains unchanged. It also finds that "the capabilities of Iraqi security forces have not improved."'
George Bush plans to ask Congress next month for up to $50 billion in additional funding for the war in Iraq, a White House official said on Tuesday, this of course is over and above the $460 billion in the fiscal 2008 defence budget (of which $147 billion is to fund the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.)
*scratch head* if you can see where the progress is being made, please tell me !!
there must be someone else from the same planet as GW Bush........then again.....
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