Reid: "While ten more of our brave men and women died yesterday . . ."

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Reid: Bush in Denial About Reality on the Ground

WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Senate Majority Leader
Harry Reid released this statement following President Bush's comments at
the White House Tuesday morning:

The president apparently remains in a dangerous state of denial about
the situation on the ground in Iraq and its impact on our security at home.
Although the president rightly stated that the American people voted
against failure in Iraq last November, they also clearly voted against a
policy that is leading us to failure -- and that's what the president's
stay the course strategy does.

While ten more of our brave men and women died yesterday in one of the
deadliest days of this war, President Bush continues to offer more of the
same: a failed policy that has our troops mired in an open-ended civil war
that risks our security at home. The Iraq policy set forth in the
Supplemental bill has been supported by the American people, senior
military leaders and a bipartisan majority in Congress. It changes the
course by fully funding our troops and providing a responsible end to this
war. It holds the Iraqis accountable for securing their nation and forging
political reconciliation. It ensures our troops are combat-ready before
being deployed to Iraq, and provides them with all the resources needed on
the battlefield and when they return.

Most importantly, it recognizes that each day we stay the course in
Iraq further weakens our fight against terrorism and other threats
throughout the world. The president repeatedly used the phrase "precipitous
withdrawal" in his remarks. There is nothing precipitous about insisting
that the president change course after more than four years of his failed
policy. We hope the president will join us in giving our troops the
resources and strategy they need and deserve.


http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/04-24-2007/0004572760&EDATE=TUE+Apr+24+2007,+02:09+PM

[mcscajun]

1. Give 'im HELL, Harry!

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2. good statement: "failed policy mired in a civil war that risks security at home"

:woohoo: Go harry, go!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. Harry knew exactly what he was doing when he said the war was "lost".

I'll bet he even knew he'd be taken out of context and calculated that risk.

He got the attention and the air time.

He's keeping the heat on and coming back stronger after each Bush (mis)statement.

Smart guy, thank you Harry!!! :toast: MKJ

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4. I love your backbone Harry!

Keep it strong - this needs to be continually hammered on. :applause:

[StarryNite]

5. Keep after them Harry.

Do not back down or let this go. It is a matter of life and death.

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6. kick

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7. kick

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