Warner’s Warning
Senator John Warner, Virginia Republican, is former Secretary of the Navy, now chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a reliable supporter of Bush’s policies in Iraq. So when he says the situation there is “drifting sideways,” Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice have some explaining to do.
I didn’t see Warner’s comments in the Raleigh media, but here is what The Virginian-Pilot reported Warner said last week after he returned from a trip to Iraq:
- Iraq “is simply drifting sideways.”
- Its government is “not living up to the fundamental responsibilities of a government.”
- If progress is not made in 90 days, “we got to make some bold decisions here in our country.”
- “I just don’t think more U.S. soldiers is going to make that much difference…The real answer to this question rests with the Iraqi people.”
Warner’s Warning
Senator John Warner, Virginia Republican, is former Secretary of the Navy, now chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a reliable supporter of Bush’s policies in Iraq. So when he says the situation there is “drifting sideways,” Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice have some explaining to do.
I didn’t see Warner’s comments in the Raleigh media, but here is what The Virginian-Pilot reported Warner said last week after he returned from a trip to Iraq:
- Iraq “is simply drifting sideways.”
- Its government is “not living up to the fundamental responsibilities of a government.”
- If progress is not made in 90 days, “we got to make some bold decisions here in our country.”
- “I just don’t think more U.S. soldiers is going to make that much difference…The real answer to this question rests with the Iraqi people.”