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Post by unlawflcombatnt on Apr 18, 2007 18:07:20 GMT -6
In an encouraging story about the Iraq debacle today, Senate majority leader Harry Reid promised to hit back at Bush if he vetoes the currently approved Iraq War spending bill. In a story from Democratic Underground (originally from TPM Cafe), titled Reid To Bush: If You Come After Us, We'll Hit Back Every Bit As Aggressively, Reid's response to Bush is briefly discussed. Below is one excerpt from the story by Greg Sargent. " "Reid talked about a recent conversation he had with a retired general where they talked about the similarities between the current situation and Vietnam," the source relates. "He talked about how the President and Secretary of Defense [during Vietnam] knew that the war was lost but continued to press on at the cost of thousands of additional lives lost."
"The analogy to Vietnam appeared to touch a nerve with the President. He appeared a little sensitive to it," the source continued. "And he clearly didn't like to hear people in the room say that the war couldn't be won militarily."
More: "Reid made it clear to the President that he understood that the President and Vice President after the veto would come after him and Speaker Pelosi with everything they have. Reid said that he and Pelosi would respond just as aggressively. He said he was convinced that they were on the right side of the issue."" The link to the entire story from TPM Cafe can be found at Democratic Underground at Reid To Bush: If You Come After Us, We'll Hit Back Every Bit As Aggressively
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Post by blueneck on Apr 18, 2007 18:12:03 GMT -6
Good for Reid. It seems he's finally found his spine
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