Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Hagel/Lugar: Iraq is in deep trouble
Republican senators Chuck Hagel (Nebraska) and Richard Lugar (Indiana) are expressing frustration at the Bush Administration's unwillingness to come clean with the American people about Iraq:
Lugar also weighed in:
Lugar went on to read a letter he recieved from a Marine second lieutenant serving in Iraq which spelled out the very bleak issues the US military faces in Iraq.
Lugar and Hagel aren't alone in the GOP, either. Senator John McCain (Arizona) and Congressmen Doug Bereuter (Nebraska) have also expressed frustration and exasperation with Bush's inability to effectively deal with the problems in Iraq.
The Bush Administration is in for some big problems in Iraq...and they know it, despite lying to the American people about what's really going on. But Bush refuses to come clean with the electorate...because holding power is more important than actually doing his job.
|
Hagel, a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, said he is deeply skeptical about the claims of progress that President Bush and his advisers have made about Iraq. The Nebraskan compared "this mess" to the U.S. failures in Vietnam.
"We are in deep trouble," he warned.
Hagel chided "all these smart guys who got us in there (to Iraq) ... all the smart guys who said how easy this was going to be and who reassured us not to worry."
Lugar also weighed in:
Lugar chastised the "blithely optimistic people ... the
dancing-in-the-street crowd" in the Bush administration who assured Congress that casualties and costs would be low and that U.S. troops would be met as liberators.
"Now," said Lugar, "the nonsense of all of that is apparent. The lack of planning is apparent."
Lugar went on to read a letter he recieved from a Marine second lieutenant serving in Iraq which spelled out the very bleak issues the US military faces in Iraq.
Lugar and Hagel aren't alone in the GOP, either. Senator John McCain (Arizona) and Congressmen Doug Bereuter (Nebraska) have also expressed frustration and exasperation with Bush's inability to effectively deal with the problems in Iraq.
The Bush Administration is in for some big problems in Iraq...and they know it, despite lying to the American people about what's really going on. But Bush refuses to come clean with the electorate...because holding power is more important than actually doing his job.
Return to Main
