Republicans Criticize Bush Mistakes on Iraq

Donald — 9/19/2004 5:35:08 PM (archived)

Republicans Criticize Bush Mistakes on Iraq

Sun Sep 19, 2004 01:12 PM ET

By Randall Mikkelsen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading members of President Bush's Republican Party on Sunday criticized mistakes and "incompetence" in his Iraq policy and called for an urgent ground offensive to retake insurgent sanctuaries.

In appearances on news talk shows, Republican senators also urged Bush to be more open with the American public after the disclosure of a classified CIA report that gave a gloomy outlook for Iraq and raised the possibility of civil war.

"The fact is, we're in deep trouble in Iraq ... and I think we're going to have to look at some recalibration of policy," Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

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Republicans Criticize Bush Mistakes on Iraq - Donald - 9/19/2004 5:35:08 PM
- BTW, welcome back to the Thunderdome! ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 8:32:37 PM
  - Thanx - Donald - 9/19/2004 9:24:58 PM
    - Congratulations - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 2:42:20 PM
    - Cool! One more year to go for my oldest. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 10:20:50 PM
      - My daughter as well. Where is your looking to go? - ebnelson - 9/20/2004 2:43:16 PM
- re: Criticize - Tom Brosz - 9/19/2004 8:31:54 PM
- Meanwhile: More Quagmire - Donald - 9/19/2004 5:40:54 PM
  - So What's Your Plan Don? - Mark Eby - 9/19/2004 6:07:34 PM
    - Have some thoughts - Art Martin - 9/20/2004 10:05:17 PM
    - Your war. What's your plan? (Concensus is there is none.) - Bowser - 9/19/2004 10:20:42 PM
      - Amazing - Mark Eby - 9/20/2004 12:55:27 AM

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