Democrat Assails Rove's Remarks on Iraq [View All]

[Rose Siding]

Representative John P. Murtha, the Pennsylvania Democrat and Vietnam War veteran pushing for a quick withdrawal of American troops from Iraq, today mocked Karl Rove, the president's senior adviser, for championing the war while "sitting in his air-conditioned office on his big, fat backside.".....

When Mr. Murtha was asked today for his reaction to Mr. Rove's remarks, he said: "He's making a political speech. He's sitting in his air-conditioned office on his big, fat backside saying, 'Stay the course.' That's not a plan. I mean, this guy — I don't know what is military experience is, but that's a political statement."

Mr. Murtha's comments came as the Bush administration pressed ahead with its campaign to seize the political offensive on Iraq — a campaign that included President Bush's surprise visit to Baghdad early last week.

.....Democrats contend that the Bush administration's mistakes in Iraq are imposing huge suffering and costs on Americans.
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Appearing on the CNN program "Late Edition," Senator Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, said that on Tuesday she and Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the Democratic leader, would introduce a resolution calling for a phased withdrawal and including a timetable.

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