Bush: Surge On - With Congress, Or Without

Interesting, but I had to go all the way to the Globe and Mail to see this quote below from his upcoming 60 Minutes appearance emphasized:

Washington — U.S. President George W. Bush, facing opposition from both parties over his plan to send more troops to Iraq, said he has the authority to act no matter Congress wants.

“I fully understand they could try to stop me from doing it. But I've made my decision. And we're going forward,” Mr. Bush told CBS' 60 Minutes in an interview to air Sunday night.

Vice President Dick Cheney asserted that lawmakers' criticism will not influence Mr. Bush's plans and he dismissed any effort to “run a war by committee.”

“The president is the commander in chief. He's the one who has to make these tough decisions,” Mr. Cheney said.

Congress is going to continue the debate, meanwhile, it appears Bush is going to go ahead and act. The article quotes national security adviser Stephen Hadley , as well.

Mr. Hadley asserted that if Iranians in Iraq “are doing things that are putting our people at risk, of course we have the authority to go after them and protect our people.”

Mr. Hadley sidestepped a question about whether U.S. forces would move across the border to pursue Iranians who are helping Iraqi insurgents.

He said the priority “is what's going on inside Iraq. ... That's where we're going to deal with his problem.”

Mr. Hadley was interviewed on This Week on ABC and Meet the Press on NBC. Cheney was on Fox News Sunday.

Comments

[Darth Malice]

He has nothing to lose by going on offense and if they impeach him for doing the right thing GW can walk away knowing he protected us.He has only 2 years left. GO FOR IT GW.....Surge with everything you got!

[zsa zsa the whore]

Surge, schmurge, darling. They will send 20,000 soldiers to the Green zone. Meanwhile the "Iraqi Army" is made up of two-faced cutthroats and "necessary cause" you prate about is a hard-core sectarian Islamist government.

You are proof that the dodo isn't extinct.

[Darth Malice]

ZSA ZSA all I care about doing what must be done to destroy our enemies....bottom line.

[Jon G]

Bush tries to morph into a dictator, we may REALLY get to talk about impeachment again.

On Bush's GWOT, here's how people who actually work on it feel:

But even gloomier comments came from Henry Crumpton, the outgoing State Department terror coordinator. An ex-CIA operative, Crumpton told NEWSWEEK that a worldwide surge in Islamic radicalism has worsened recently, increasing the number of potential terrorists and setting back U.S. efforts in the terror war. "Certainly, we haven't made any progress," said Crumpton. "In fact, we've lost ground." He cites Iraq as a factor; the war has fueled resentment against the United States.

[larry]

uh, jon-boy? would that be the same state department that lied to the american public for years, telling us that admired statesman yasser arafat had nothing to do with the murder of the american diplomat (!!) back in 1973 when they *KNEW* he'd ordered the killings? of one of THEIR OWN GUYS??

the same state department that allowed one of their ass-eyed minions to go on arab TV to trash america - in flawless arabic - and then give him a $10,000 bonus for being such an *excellent* little america-bashing whore?

THOSE are the butt-cheek-spreading clowns being pessimistic about bush? yeah, you're right: so are they all, all honorable men. we certainly should listen to THEM.

[Jon G]

Larry-boy during your break from flipping burgers, check out his credentials below. Looks like he may know a bit more about terrorism than you.

Ambassador Crumpton is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Intelligence Commendation Medal, the George H. W. Bush Award for excellence in counterterrorism; the Sherman Kent Award, in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the literature of intelligence; the Donovan Award; and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA's highest award for achievement.

And if we want to delve into the dark ages, check out this picture: http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blsaddamrumsfeld.htm

[larry]

so what you're saying, jon-boy, is that you admit each & every thing i said about the spineless, perfidious state department is unchallenged and therefore true.

and i'm supposed to be impressed when that same actively traitorous state department (and their covert cousins, the cia) gives "ambassador crumpton" shiny medals? just like they gave one to the asshat fernandez, the bemedalled chap who trashed america on arab tv? what an unusual point of view you have.

[Jon G]

So when Colin Powell went before the UN Security Council to argue for an Iraq War, since he worked in the State Department, therefore all his evidence was lies.

[larry]

and that would be the same colin powell, who, back in the day, whispered "let's stop now" in daddy bush's ears?

thus guaranteeing the continued survival of a virulently anti-american dictator? thus guaranteeing the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of kurds, etc. who made the mistake of thinking the USA (and its state dept) would honor its word? thus ensuring we'd have to fight the same war all over again? thus guaranteeing the continued slide towards national dishonor that the state department works towards so fervently? (has the state dept ever been called to account for their part in the vietnamese/cambodian/kurdish genocides they so actively sought to make happen? no? wonder why...)(but i'll bet they DID award themselves some medals & prizes, though. it's what they do.)(see: asshat fernandez.)

THAT colin powell?? yeah, no wonder he fit right in at state. no wonder the liberals love him so. no wonder they justify their moronic ideas by citing him.

[Jon G]

All right Larry, you convinced me. I guess we can't trust the government.

[larry]

there ya go! common ground!