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One word for tonight's show: blockbuster. All of Washington is reacting to
President Bush's speech about the Iraq War from this morning. Hardball will be
the scene for the best of the best reactions from Rep. John Murtha (D-PA), the
Vietnam veteran who single-handedly ignited the withdrawal debate on Capitol
Hill, and Sen. John Warner (R-VA), the former Navy secretary who was with the
president in Annapolis this morning.
In his remarks at the Naval Academy, the president said, "As we make progress
toward victory, Iraqis will take more responsibility for their security, and
fewer U.S. forces will be needed to complete the mission. America will not
abandon Iraq. We will not turn that country over to the terrorists and put the
American people at risk. Iraq will be a free nation and a strong ally in the
Middle East -- and this will add to the security of the American people."
The president's message was clear, but was it enough for his critics? In case
you missed it, here's the speech:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/11/20051130-2.html.
And here's a PDF of the White House document outlining their plans for the
future in Iraq:
http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/msnbc/sections/news/051130_Iraq_National_Strategy.pdf
Chris also will talk with NBC's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Andrea
Mitchell and Stephen Hayes, senior writer for the Weekly Standard. Mitchell and
Hayes will fill us in on the strategy and plans behind the president's speech.
Plus, former Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY), close friend of both Vice President
Cheney and former President Bush, drops by to share his thoughts on the speech,
the war, and the state of affairs around the Capitol.
Here are some things you might not have read yet today:
--AP recaps the president's remarks http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10253079/
--Fineman processes the Annapolis speech http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10254949/
--AP studies Alito's record and reviews his Senate homework
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10265262/
--AP reports on the first abortion case of Chief Justice Roberts' watch
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10260140/
--Newsweek's Borowitz pens a piece of satire on White House leaks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10251441/site/newsweek/
--Doonesbury http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html
And, don't miss Pat Buchanan's take on the president's speech on Hardblogger!
Also, heads up, stay tuned next week for big new developments on Hardblogger --
more faces, more insight, and more Hardball action. It's all here:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/
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