NBC: Bush to call for more (20k) troops

[sabra]

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=145711

NBC: Bush to call for more troops

<snip>

Administration officials tell NBC News it will involve sending some 20,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq.

The plan is being called surge and accelerate: take control over violence in Baghdad, then speed up the handover of territory to Iraqi forces.

...

A former Reagan defense official says it runs counter to the U.S. goal.

"If you send another 20,000 more troops, casualties are going to go up, you're going to increase the Iraqi's dependence on us," Former Assistant Secretary of Defense Lawrence Korb said.

But hinting at his argument for a surge, President Bush wrote that the U.S. can help provide the necessary quote breathing space for Iraq's young government to meet its responsibilities.

[AndyA]

1. Bush thinks he's a Dictator, and he will get what he wants.

To hell with the American people. Our vote in November means nothing to the SOB. The American people want OUT of Iraq. It was all based on lies from the very beginning, and we now know it.

I hope the Democratic Congress tells Bush where he can stick it on Thursday.

[xchrom]

3. it's going to be interesting to watch what happens.

[PassingFair]

6. Here is what will happen:

Unless the Progressives can overcome the collective
gas of the "new" dems and the "blue dog" dems.

[xchrom]

7. you got the gist of what i'll be watching for.

[sinkingfeeling]

2. Oh, goody! Another stupid slogan...'Surge and Accelerate'. Will it be as successful as

'Shock and Awe'
'Mission Accomplished'
'Bring 'em on'
'Stay the Course'
????

[TexasLawyer]

19. and

"As they stand up, we'll stand down"

[KansDem]

48. "Surge and Accelerate" has the potential to penetrate pop culture rhetoric

Especially in the back seats of cars at drive-ins..

"C'mon, baby, don't you think it's time to...you know..."surge and accelerate?"

tee-hee...

[Supersedeas]

4. 3 years into the occupation and the Iraqi's need breathing space provided by MORE TROOPS???

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. Apparently cheney and the oil companies won this round.

[leftyladyfrommo]

8. And this is a surprise because?

Would anyone have expected Bush to do anything else? Like drawdown or withdraw? Hardly.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

9. Impeach, Impeach, Impeach

eom

[underpants]

10. George George George you were supposed to ask for a REALLY bigger shovel

My God you can actually fuck up fucking up.

[daleo]

11. It's called accelerating to a stop

Everyone knows that by forcefully pushing on the accelerator, most cars will come to a stop (eventually). They either run out of gas, or get totaled.

[onehandle]

12. Escalation. nt

[AndyTiedye]

13. Close the War NOW. It's Getting DRAFTY

[Akoto]

16. Well ...

It's only getting drafty if you think the Democrats will support one. Without the explicit consent of Congress, a draft can't be activated. I, personally, have more confidence in the incoming government than that.

Besides, even if this did get proposed, who do you think will vote for it?

[Mad_Dem_X]

14. Ummm...where will he be getting these troops?

We barely have enough as it is. We have the National Guard over there, fer crying out loud. Where will all these extra people come from???

[Javaman]

15. escalation by any other name still smells like shit.

here we go. :hide:

[VegasWolf]

17. "Heh, heh! I'm the Decider, I decided your children will die! Dick told me Halliburton is too

important for the economy to pull out of Viet Nam, er, heh, heh, Iraqi! Heh, heh"

[Tight_rope]

18. Are the twin drunkers signing up for duty?

[oasis]

20. Bush used the Jim Baker study group report for toilet paper. He already knew

that he was going to escalate.

Dirty, lying, two-faced mother fucker.

[subterranean]

21. Where are all those Iraqi troops we trained??

[tabasco]

22. The corporate masters don't want to give up the goose that lays golden eggs.

[northernsoul]

47. Ok, I normally don't make fun of someone's appearance

But that Exxon guy looks like his face is melting. Sometimes, inner moral corruption shows up on the outside.

[Trillo]

23. What DoubleSpeak!

take control over violence in Baghdad, then speed up the handover of territory to Iraqi forces.

Paraphrasing:

Send in more U.S. troops so there will be fewer U.S. troops.

The idiocy. It's like being stuck in traffic.

Surge, then accelerate! BRAKES!? "What are brakes?"

[Heidi]

24. Kick.

:kick:

[DeepModem Mom]

25. CNN: Sources: Bush likely to send up to 40,000 troops to Iraq

Sources: Bush likely to send up to 40,000 troops to Iraq

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President Bush is likely to send anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 additional troops to Iraq as part of his yet-to-be-announced new Iraq strategy, sources with knowledge of his deliberations told CNN Wednesday.

Bush is expected to address the nation on the new strategy early next week, sources have said.

The president has not yet signed off on any changes, including a possible increase of U.S. troops, according to the sources. But he is "driving toward a conclusion" and a plan is "taking shape" and "getting more detailed" as the president puts "on the finer points," they said.

National Security Council spokesman Gordon Johndroe denied a report Tuesday that Bush was ready to sign off on increasing troop strength in Iraq by 20,000, saying, "The president has not made any decisions."

Asked about the possible troop increase Wednesday, White House spokesman Tony Snow said Bush is "moving toward what he thinks is going to be the appropriate complex of policies to get that done."...

http://www.cnn.com/POLITICS/blogs/politicalticker/2007/01/sources-bush-likely-to-send-up-to.html

[illinoisprogressive]

26. But, what if congress says no.

[Original Jack]

30. Let Congress say what it will

Nothing that Bush comes up with, even after his very, very careful deliberations, will turn his Iraq debacle into an American Triumph.

There is nothing left for us but to wait and witness the complete collapse of the Neocon Dream of of a Christian transformation of Iraq.

[IndianaGreen]

34. If Bush is not stopped, it will lead to a humiliating defeat in Iraq

one that would have lasting consequences for years to come.

Congress should pass a resolution endorsing the Iraq Study Group recommendations, and should begin hearings into the possible impeachment of Bush and Cheney.

[Original Jack]

35. I would rather see a Bush defeat in Iraq

... than a Bush triumph in America

[Skittles]

38. I'm thinking about our troops and the Iraqi people

bush can f*** himself

[still_one]

41. There are only two things Congress can do

1. Stop the funding of the war, which would be political suicide
2. Start investigation ASAP on this administration, and if abuse of power, and crimes against the republic are found, IMPEACH

[enigmatic]

27. He 's insane

Flat-out; there's no discussion in my mind on this anymore. How many more people are going to be slaughtered because of this nut?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

28. Will the American people wake up now????? n/t

MKJ

[spag68]

29. no

[LynnTheDem]

31. That's the end of george w. bush.

Unfortunately it'll also be the end of more US, more UK and more Iraqi lives.

[Drum]

32. It's a dare to the new Congress...

Bushies are playing bigtime cards here....

:scared: and :mad:

[Olney Blue]

33. Just when I think he cannot get more incompetent.....

[Imagevision]

36. ush has made countless errors invading Iraq, he isn't qualified to decide the way out...

The president has proven he is a failure pretending to be an Eisenhauer, Bush is not competent to lead, only thousands more US. troops will be sacrificed and this president still still manages to grin when speaking of Iraq setbacks!

[knight_of_the_star]

37. He is a maniac

He seems to think that he can put out the fire by piling more bodies on it to smother it.

[acmavm]

39. And I'll ask again, where they gonna come from?

[Cobalt-60]

40. Aren't there some newly unemployed GOP Congressmen?

They're prime, able bodied meat that have spent the last several years talking up the war, ideally suited for a new Devil's Brigade.
Frist can be their medic, Hastur their sergeant and Tom Delay can lead.
When they need spiritual guidance, chaplain Mark Foley can lift their spirits.
And when they're confronted with a horde of Iraqi militiamen, they can whip the veil off Katherine Harris to frighten them away.

[alcibiades_mystery]

42. L'il George Dubya Told the Nation

with apologies to Tom Paxton

I got a letter from Dub-a-you
It said his latest lie was true
It's time to get your desert khaki, Jack
Though it may seem very queer
We've got no jobs to give you here
So we are sending your ass to Iraq

(Chorus) Now Li'l George Dubya told the nation
Have no fear of escalation
He ain't never been out to the boonies
And though it isn't civil war
We're sending 50,000 more
To help keep the damn Shia from the Sunnis

I jumped out of my Humvee
In search of W.M.D.
But found only a dirty shepherd teen
And though his documents he gave
We packed him off to Abu Ghraib
The waterboard will damn sure make him clean

(Chorus)

I came home from my first tour
Election said its four years more
I told my wife it hadn't been dramatic
And if I scream out "IED!"
It's just the ole PTSD
For painting schools is known to be traumatic

(Chorus)

Now I'm back here in Bagh-dad
My letters say it ain't that bad
The car bombs only go off on the hour
The Mehdi Army welcomes me
With giant flower RPGs
And candy from the snipers sure tastes sour

(Chorus)

Now I walk through this bazaar
The kids dry snipe me from their cars
My sargeant sneaks me Zoloft for the stress
Meanwhile in the old Green Zone
They think that it's a known unknown
How we can get the hell out of this mess

But Li'l George Dubya told the nation
Have no fear of escalation
He ain't never been out to the boonies
And though it isn't civil war
We're sending 50,000 more
To help keep the damn Shia from the Sunnis

[Erika]

43. When W sends his daughters to Iraq he can talk about sacrifice

Until then he needs to STFU and play Tball.

[HuffleClaw]

44. i think this is a real gamble on his part

a 'test' of his 'executive powers'

i guess its now up to the dems ?

[Erika]

45. No W needs to do something

He's coasted for years. Someone should tell him to produce.

[DuaneBidoux]

46. Has anyone seen this other than on NBC?