after lugar

i guess no one wanted to be first. little by little they WILL come to the side of light. to the side or right. to the side of the law. to the side of morals and ethics. to the side WITH A SOUL

GOP Skepticism On Iraq Growing
Key Senators Urge Reduction in Troops


By Karen DeYoung and Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writers

Key Republican senators, signaling increasing GOP skepticism about President Bush's strategy in Iraq, have called for a reduction in U.S. forces and launched preemptive efforts to counter a much-awaited administration progress report due in September.
In an unannounced speech on the Senate floor Monday night, Sen. Richard G. Lugar (Ind.), the ranking Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, said the U.S. military escalation begun in the spring has "very limited" prospects for success. He called on Bush to begin reducing U.S. forces. "We don't owe the president our unquestioning agreement," Lugar said......

.........Sen. George V. Voinovich (R-Ohio), a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to Bush yesterday urging the president to develop "a comprehensive plan for our country's gradual military disengagement" from Iraq. "I am also concerned that we are running out of time," he wrote.......

uh - oh

someone with a set of stones............(now if only MORE could grow them. it's possible, we've seen it happen.......)

GOP Senator Says Iraq Plan Not Working


By ANNE FLAHERTY The Associated PressTuesday, June 26, 2007; 4:50 AM
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Richard Lugar, a senior Republican and a reliable vote for President Bush on the war, said that Bush's Iraq strategy was not working and that the U.S. should downsize the military's role.
The unusually blunt assessment Monday deals a political blow to Bush, who has relied heavily on GOP support to stave off anti-war legislation.
It also comes as a surprise. Most Republicans have said they were willing to wait until September to see if Bush's recently ordered troop buildup in Iraq was working.......