Sound Politics Public Blog: GOP 2008 hopefuls initial reaction to Iraq Study Group

December 11, 2006

GOP 2008 hopefuls initial reaction to Iraq Study Group

Sam Brownback:
Fox News Sunday interview - transcript at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,235758,00.html

Newt Gingrich:
The Baker-Hamilton Report: A Prescription for Surrender - entire article at http://www.humanevents.com/winningthefuture.php?id=18426

Rudy Giuliani:
Giuliani raps Iraq recommendations - source http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2006/12/04/daily54.html
Giuliani Calls Idea of Quitting Iraq 'Terrible Mistake' - entire article at http://www.nysun.com/article/44742

John McCain:
McCain Remarks on Iraq Study Group Report - entire article at http://mccain.senate.gov//press_office/view_article.cfm?id=775
Related link: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aJpDi99jaLps&refer=us

Mitt Romney:
No statement by Romney yet, but related article at http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=acInhdOjzKCs&refer=home

Related to the above information, the New York Times on December 9 carried an article entitled "Report on Iraq Exposes a Divide Within the GOP." The entire article is available online at http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/10/us/politics/10elect.html?hp&ex=1165813200&en=9344452516d6e4c1&ei=5094&partner=homepage

Posted by BerenForCongress at December 11, 2006 02:40 PM | Email This

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1. Democrat 2008 hopefuls initial reaction to Iraq Study Group

"Wow, we've almost pulled it off. We've undermined the war effort, we've undermined our troops, and we've opposed the president at nearly every opportunity. We've given aid and comfort to terrorists, and with our good friends in the media we've convinced enough Americans of our imminent defeat in Iraq that we can now say, 'I told you so' and claim we were doomed to defeat from the start."

Isn't American politics wonderful? Imagine a political party and a nation's media siding with terrorists to create the perception that if they kill enough of us, we'll tuck our tail between our legs and abandon a nation that we liberated from a tyrant. And then imagine the American people rewarding that party by returning them to power.

Just how gullible have people become?

Posted by: MJC on December 12, 2006 06:04 PM

2. Eisenhower warned of the dangers of the "military/industrial complex. I think evidence shows that we have a lot more to fear from the Democrat/media complex.

Posted by: Bill Cruchon on December 13, 2006 10:01 AM

3. It looks like most of the GOP hopefuls don't want to be President.
What the latest poll on Bush's handling of the war? That's right 26% favorable and going down.

MJC
I guess our country needs to invade North Korea. Their leader is a tyrant and he has WMD's.

Posted by: M&M on December 14, 2006 09:05 AM

4. Additional information for this thread:

Mitt Romney interview by National Review http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MmY1MTQyMTk0Yjk2ZDNmZmVmNmNkNjY4ODExMGM5NWE=

Posted by: www.steveberen.com on December 15, 2006 12:31 PM