Radio Actuality: Dean Calls For 'Clear Plan' From Bush
June 28, 2005
DNC Chairman Howard Dean released the following radio actuality on President Bush's nationally televised speech tonight in Fort Bragg:
"Every day as Americans turn on their televisions and open their newspapers, they can see for themselves that the Bush Administration's rhetoric about the real situation in Iraq does not reflect the truth about the facts on the ground. The Iraqi insurgency has gotten stronger, reconstruction efforts lag behind and billions of dollars have been lost and still the President has not put forth a clear timetable of military and political goals, yet he continues to ignore these facts. It's time for President Bush to stop ignoring the facts, stop ignoring the concerns of the American people and parents of America, put forward a clear plan for success in Iraq.
"The President's failure to face the facts and his failure to lay out a plan have put our nation - and our troops - in greater danger. Our troops fighting in Iraq have the full support and eternal gratitude of the American people but what they need more than anything else right now is a long-awaited, realistic plan from their Commander-in-Chief."
For an audio version of the statement, click here.
