Wed Oct-18-06 12:29 PM
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White House: U.S. deaths are 'cost' of winning
http://www.newswatch50.com/news/national/story.aspx?con...WHITE HOUSE (AP) - The White House says winning in Iraq comes at a cost.
His spokesman says President Bush grieves over an exceptionally deadly time for U.S. troops in Iraq. But the report of ten American deaths in a day won't make him reconsider his plans.
Spokesman Tony Snow says Bush's "strategy is to win" and "that comes at a cost."
Snow also insists the "men and women who have risked their lives" in Iraq "do believe in the mission." ......
Wed Oct-18-06 01:05 PM
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Burns: President keeping war plan quiet ("Shhh, its a secret!")
HELENA, Mont. - Sen. Conrad Burns says he believes President Bush has a plan to win the war in Iraq but is keeping it quiet, a statement Democrats pounced on Wednesday as reminiscent of comments made during another divisive war.
Burns, at a debate Tuesday night with Democratic challenger Jon Tester, said he believes Bush has a plan to win — but added: "we're not going to tell you what our plan is."
Burns, who has said repeatedly the country must stay in Iraq as long as it takes to win the war, also seemed to suggest a new path may be needed in Iraq. He pointed to fellow Republican Sen. John Warner of Virginia, who has recently called for a new strategy in Iraq.
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Democrats likened Burns' comments to statements by President Nixon that led to news reports that he had a "secret plan" to end or win the war in Vietnam. Like Nixon, Burns never used the word "secret" but made it clear it wasn't in the president's or the country's interest to discuss any plans he has for winning the war.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061018/ap_on_el_se/burns_w...