McConnell deflects questions on Bush book's revelation ....begs for help with the elections by

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bringing the troops home while he blast in public.


LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) is avoiding questions about a 2006 Oval Office meeting described in a new memoir by former President George W. Bush. In the book "Decision Points," Bush writes that McConnell, in a private meeting, suggested that Bush bring some troops home from Iraq before the 2006 midterm elections.

Asked on Wednesday if he had suggested that Bush bring troops home for political gain, McConnell deflected the question several times. "You know I've been a strong supporter of President Bush," McConnell said to reporters, "I was the one who authored the proposal to fund the surge. I'm proud of my record on Iraq and proud of his record. It's turned out well.

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