I don’t understand how President Bush can not see why we need a new plan for Iraq. However, since reports said that he stated at the beginning of his second term that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as long as he was in still in office, it is understandable that he does not want to seem like a coward when it comes to backing out of an issue. However, in an issue as large as Iraq he should not be so gutless to not be able to say he was wrong and do something about it. Congress gave him a perfect opportunity by giving him the 124 billion dollars he requested as long as he withdrew the troops by a certain date. However, since he has vetoed that bill I now know that he is not the kind of man that I think should have ever been in office.
As promised, President George W. Bush waisted no time vetoing congresses bill to set a deadline to pull troops out of Iraq.The act of vetoing this bill not only showed that our goverment does not plan on ending this war anytime in the near future, but took away $124 Billion dollars that could have supported the troops that are overseas at this very moment. Bush stated the reasoning behind his veto was that "Setting a deadline for withdrawl is setting a deadline for failure." But how could it still not be a good time to end this war when four years previously to the date of the proposed bill, our president claimed that his plan was a "mission accomplished"? From what I know, accomplishments usualy signify the end.
President Bush's veto on the cogressional bill setting a timeline for the Iraq war was simply an act of defiance. He refuses to see the the reasons why a timetable would benefit our troops and the Iraqi people. Setting a pullout date would allow the Iraqi government to begin to take over control of the country once again. With no pullout date, the actual government becomes useless and the country becomes too dependent on American support. Also, the president can't just expect a blank check. The goverment is trillions of dollars in debt, and overspending on the war will not help cut the deficit. If President Bush doesn't want to listen to the Democrats in Congress, he should at least listen to the American people. It's part of his job.
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I don’t understand how President Bush can not see why we need a new plan for Iraq. However, since reports said that he stated at the beginning of his second term that he would not withdraw troops from Iraq as long as he was in still in office, it is understandable that he does not want to seem like a coward when it comes to backing out of an issue. However, in an issue as large as Iraq he should not be so gutless to not be able to say he was wrong and do something about it. Congress gave him a perfect opportunity by giving him the 124 billion dollars he requested as long as he withdrew the troops by a certain date. However, since he has vetoed that bill I now know that he is not the kind of man that I think should have ever been in office.
As promised, President George W. Bush waisted no time vetoing congresses bill to set a deadline to pull troops out of Iraq.The act of vetoing this bill not only showed that our goverment does not plan on ending this war anytime in the near future, but took away $124 Billion dollars that could have supported the troops that are overseas at this very moment. Bush stated the reasoning behind his veto was that "Setting a deadline for withdrawl is setting a deadline for failure." But how could it still not be a good time to end this war when four years previously to the date of the proposed bill, our president claimed that his plan was a "mission accomplished"? From what I know, accomplishments usualy signify the end.
President Bush's veto on the cogressional bill setting a timeline for the Iraq war was simply an act of defiance. He refuses to see the the reasons why a timetable would benefit our troops and the Iraqi people. Setting a pullout date would allow the Iraqi government to begin to take over control of the country once again. With no pullout date, the actual government becomes useless and the country becomes too dependent on American support. Also, the president can't just expect a blank check. The goverment is trillions of dollars in debt, and overspending on the war will not help cut the deficit. If President Bush doesn't want to listen to the Democrats in Congress, he should at least listen to the American people. It's part of his job.
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