The GOP's Politicization of Iraq
June 26, 2006
An article by Bob Herbert in today's New York Times details the GOP's politicization of the debate over a responsible withdrawal and deployment of troops from Iraq. Instead of offering a real plan, Republicans in Washington continue to engage in nasty partisan politics that only serve to divide Americans.
Playing Politics With Iraq
By Bob Herbert
The New York Times
June 26, 2006
"'Withdrawal is not an option,' declared the Senate majority leader, Bill Frist, who sounded like an actor trying on personas that ranged from Barry Goldwater to General Patton. 'Surrender,' said the bellicose Mr. Frist, 'is not a solution.'"
"Any talk about bringing home the troops, in the Senate majority leader's view, was 'dangerous, reckless and shameless.' But then on Sunday we learned that the president's own point man in Iraq, Gen. George Casey, had fashioned the very thing that ol' blood-and-guts Frist and his C-Span brigade had ranted against: a withdrawal plan. "
"The one thing you can be sure of is that the administration will milk as much political advantage as it can from this vague and open-ended proposal. If the election is looking ugly for the G.O.P., a certain number of troops will find themselves waking up stateside instead of in the desert in September and October."
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