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...critique of its Iraq policies by the Iraq Study Group, the Democrats might be expected to be cheering. But key Democrats in Congress are keeping their distance from the report. Critics of the war obviously liked the report's stark portrayal of the deteriorating situation in Iraq and its blunt assessment of failed Bush Administration policies there. But while seeking to "pivot off that to put it squarely back in the lap of the President to propose a way forward in Iraq," in the words of one senior Democratic aide, "there's definitely a sense of wariness up here...
...also does not shy away from jumping to conclusions, making daring statements, and passing blunt judgments, which make this book refreshing and interesting. The chapter “Pros and Cons” is the perfect illustration of the clear line in Bunuel’s mind between “good and bad, right and wrong, beautiful and ugly...
...Gates was equally blunt in responding. "No, sir," he said simply...
...Gates later hedged on some of his blunt opening words. After asserting that the U.S. is not winning the war, he added that U.S. forces are not necessarily losing. And after watching TV news accounts of his jarring opening answer during a lunch break, Gates returned in the afternoon with a hasty caveat that the soldiers on the ground in Iraq have won every individual battle they've fought. His no-win comment, he maintained, "pertains to the situation in Iraq as a whole...
What exactly can President Bush expect as a result of his White House meeting Monday with Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, the Iraqi Shi'ite leader? The blunt answer: probably not much more than came out of his discussion last week with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. If the President is hoping al-Hakim will be any more favorably inclined toward U.S. interests than the Prime Minister is, Bush is in for frustrating time. A hardline Islamist, Al-Hakim has frequently given fiery anti-American speeches, denouncing U.S. policies in Iraq, Lebanon and Israel...