Bush planning to outline Iraq strategy

[CShine]

BATON ROUGE, La. -- President Bush will outline a "clear strategy" for Iraq in a major speech Monday night, White House aides said yesterday, even as top US generals warned Congress that Bush's plan to transfer power to Iraqis by June 30 will probably spawn more violence.

Bush's speech Monday at 8 p.m. EDT at the US Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., is intended to reassure Americans about the war and the handoff of partial sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30. Bad news from Iraq has helped drive Bush's popularity and job-approval ratings to the lowest point in his presidency and threatens his bid for reelection.

But yesterday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard B. Myers, told the House Armed Services Committee that, far from calming the violence in Iraq, the June 30 turnover will probably usher in a period of more turmoil, comments echoed by the Army chief of staff, General Peter J. Schoomaker.

"The threat will continue to intensify after June 30," Myers said. "There will be those, including and the foreign fighters, who will try very hard to keep us from having any political progress in Iraq. There is reason for great hope, but the situation is not without its challenges, both military and political."

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/05/22/bush_planning_to_outline_iraq_strategy/

[billybob537]

1. Clear strategy

Yeah right? Not f***ing likely.

[shraby]

2. We all know what it will be...

Stay the Course!!! Whatever that is.

[Don_G]

3. With Crayons

In coloring books provided by "Unca Dick's" Halliburton printing press.

[Shopaholic]

4. Wouldn't he have to actually have a strategy

before talking about it?

[Malva Zebrina]

5. clear strategy

providing the earphone is perfectly clear, and the prompt box is perfectly clear to his vision.

He is in over his head. Way in over his little pointy head. May he make a damn fool of himself again in front of the whole world who despises him and who takes to the streets by the thousands, to protest his insane policies--except in the Untied States, that is.

Here we still think we need to give him some room.

[k in IA]

6. All of his latest attempts at this have been failures and his approval

rating dropped afterward - State of the Union, Meet the Press, I think there have been other high profile statements by him to "rally" the American people - people aren't buying his sh@# anymore.

[Moderator]

7. Duplicate topic, please discuss here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=572076