Withdrawal Scam
Limited Pullout Is Middle Way on Iraq, Bush Will Say
When top Democratic leaders visited him at the White House this week, President Bush told them he wanted to “find common ground” on Iraq. But when the president said he planned to “start doing some redeployment,” the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, cut him off.
“No you’re not, Mr. President,” Ms. Pelosi interjected. “You’re just going back to the presurge level.”
The testy exchange, recounted by three people who attended the session or were briefed on it, provides a peek into how Mr. Bush will try to sell Americans on his Iraq strategy when he addresses the nation at 9 p.m. Thursday. With lawmakers openly skeptical of his troop buildup, Mr. Bush will cast his plan for a gradual, limited withdrawal as a way to bring a divided America together — even as he resists demands from those who want him to move much faster.
For once, Nancy Pelosi gets it right: that is exactly what Mr. Bush is doing. No one should pretend this is anything other than returning to pre-surge levels. There is no change, and this is neither redeployment nor phased withdrawal.
Mr. Bush and his acolytes need to stop lying to the American people and to themselves.
September 13th, 2007 at 1:54 pm
George Bush probably thinks God redeploys the snow when it melts…