Yahoo News: Reid to Bush - "Iraq War Is Lost"

[understandinglife]

Top Senate Democrat to Bush: Iraq war is lost

By Susan Cornwell

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (news, bio, voting record) said on Thursday he told President George W. Bush the Iraq war was lost and the recent U.S. troop increase had accomplished nothing.

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"Now I believe myself ... that this war is lost, and that the surge is not accomplishing anything, as indicated by the extreme violence in Iraq yesterday," said Reid, of Nevada.

"I know I was like the odd guy out yesterday at the White House, but at least I told him what he needed to hear, not what he wanted to hear," he added.

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Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/pl_nm/iraq_usa_dc_1

Obviously ...

Thank you Senator Reid.

[LSparkle]

1. He's right -- 170+ dead yesterday alone, AFTER start of surge

Yeah, that plan's working REALLY well ...

[The Count]

2. Try to get Ahab to part with the whale! (vote this up at yahoo)

[Possumpoint]

3. Please Excuse the Nit Picking

War won four years ago. Nation building lost. Occupation screwed up badly, so many times, it can't be fixed. Surge had appeared to be helping, no more. Time to bring them home boys it isn't going to get any better. Let the Islamic factions fight it out.

[Bluebear]

4. 'War won four years ago.' okie dokie!

[understandinglife]

5. ditto ...

[understandinglife]

6. Related comments in Bob Johnson's dKos diary ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/4/19/16550/3856


Peace.

[bananas]

7. k&r nt

[K8-EEE]

8. THANK YOU!!!!! CAN PEOPLE PLEASE START SAYING THE TRUTH!

God, it's been lost for years.....the "surge" is just escalating the death.

[understandinglife]

9. "... the "surge" is just escalating the death." So very sadly true ...

IT IS TRIBUNAL TIME IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

[Jacobin]

11. Ok. The emporer has no clothes

It's only been recently that we've even been able to say that out loud.

:-)

[FloridaJudy]

10. Just declare victory

And get the #%@$! out!