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Republican Senator Richard Lugar said today "Bush's Iraq strategy was not working and that the U.S. should downsize the military's role." Though he said he wouldn't vote for any of the Dem troop-related proposals, he is publicly slapping down Bush's efforts in Iraq. The NYTimes article ends with an unusually forthright characterization of the Dems public posturing on the Iraq occupation issue. See red text below. Whole article here: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Lugar-Iraq.html?hp
"Next month, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., plans to force votes on several anti-war proposals as amendments to a 2008 defense policy bill. Members will decide whether to cut off money for combat, demand troop withdrawals start in four months, restrict the length of combat tours and rescind Congress' 2002 authorization of Iraqi invasion.
"Expected to fall short of the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass controversial legislation, the proposals are intended to increase pressure on Bush and play up to voters frustrated with the war.
SIRATYST (Stuff I Read and Thought You Should Too) -- “To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false titles, they call empire; and where they make a desert, they call it peace.” (Calgacus, as quoted by Tacitus, Agricola 30-31)"
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