Where in this report does it say this is Bush's idea? If you took the time to click on this link (http://www.aei.org/events/eventID.1446/event_detail.asp) you would see that Bush did not come up with this. Here is the text:
U.S. senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) and U.S. senator Joseph Lieberman (I-D-Conn.) recently returned from a fact-finding mission to Iraq. Both held extensive discussions with U.S. forces and Iraqi government officials. In light of a possible change in course for U.S. strategy in Iraq, their views will be critical in the upcoming Congressional debate. At this important time, AEI resident scholar Frederick W. Kagan and former acting Army chief of staff General Jack Keane will release the updated and final version of phase one of "Choosing Victory: A Plan for Success in Iraq." The study calls for a large and sustained surge of U.S. forces to secure and protect critical areas of Baghdad. Mr. Kagan directed the report in consultation with military and regional experts, including General Keane, former Afghanistan coalition commander Lieutenant General David Barno, and other officers involved with the successful operations of the Third Armored Cavalry Regiment in Tal Afar. An interim version of the report was released on December 14, 2006. At this event, Mr. Kagan and General Keane will present their final report, which outlines how the United States can win in Iraq and why victory is the only acceptable outcome. The link you provided says nothing about Bush in any way. So perhaps this should be titled a couple of senators, some guy and some generals Iraq policy revealed? I would assume of course that the President will review this and go from there. We already know that there is going to be a surge in troops in Iraq and speaking from a person who returned from there recently, I think that this is a good idea, even it if means that I have to go back for a third tour there. Whatever it takes to get the job done, I am for it. Bruce -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 4:49 PM To: CF-Community Subject: Bush's Iraq Policy Revealed! Nope, the below stuff isn't a joke or from 4 years ago. -------------------------------- Victory is still an option in Iraq. America, a country of 300 million people with a GDP of $12 trillion and more than 1 million soldiers and Marines, has the resources to stabilize Iraq, a state the size of California with a population of 25 million and a GDP under $100 billion. America must use its resources skillfully and decisively to help build a successful democratically elected, sovereign government in Iraq. Victory in Iraq is vital to America's security. Defeat will likely lead to regional conflict, humanitarian catastrophe, and increased global terrorism. Iraq has reached a critical point. The strategy of relying on a political process to eliminate the insurgency has failed. http://aei.org/publications/pubID.25396,filter.all/pub_detail.asp ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:223862 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
