Dec 01, 2005 -- 01:12:16 AM EST
Pelosi comes out in support
of Murtha. "We should follow the lead of Congressman John Murtha, who has put forth a plan to make America safer, to make our military stronger, and to make Iraq more stable. That is what the American people and our troops deserve."
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Crider202-226-7616Pelosi: ‘The President Has Dug Us into a Deep Hole in Iraq; It
Is Time for Him to Stop Digging’
Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
held a news conference today in response to President Bush’s speech on Iraq. Her remarks are
below:
"What we heard today was a commitment to the status quo – a status quo that is not working.
"The ‘Plan for Victory’ backdrop against which the President appeared at the Naval Academy today was no more accurate than the ‘Mission Accomplished’ backdrop he used over two
and a half years ago on the USS Abraham Lincoln."The President did not have a plan for victory when he went into his war of choice in Iraq, and he did not have a plan for victory today.
"The American people expected that the President would do more today than
just put a new cover and 35 pages of rhetoric on old sound bites. What the
American people wanted from the President today was some evidence that he has
heard their concerns.
"Clearly, the President fails to understand that a new course is needed in
Iraq. The President has dug us into a deep hole in Iraq; it is time for him to
stop digging.
"He offered a status quo plan that would not accelerate the training of Iraqi security forces, would not motivate Iraqis to assume security responsibilities more quickly and bring American troops home."Instead, he suggested that we send more troops and spend more money in Iraq. That is not what the American people want.
"The President says that the security situation in Iraq is getting better.But Iraqi’s are saying it too. That’s right, they don’t count. They’re just little Semites, not important democrats just trying to take back their power.
But just because the President says it, does not make it so.
"226 American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in just the last three
months. The Generals have told us that the presence of large numbers of U.S.
forces in Iraq encourages the insurgents. The President provided no specifics on
how, or when, the number of troops will be reduced.
"With more than 2,100 American soldiers killed, thousands more woundedWhat he provided today was part of his evolving plan for the war in Iraq without giving out the aforementioned coop plans. Also, what he owes the American people is a STFU stick to smack you with.
grievously, and hundreds of billions of dollars spent, the President owes the
American people more than he provided today.
"We should follow the lead of Congressman John Murtha, who has put forth aIbid.
plan to make America safer, to make our military stronger, and to make Iraq more
stable. That is what the American people and our troops deserve."
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