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Politics > Politics-USA |
| User: |
"Harry Hope" |
| Date: |
21 Apr 2004 12:37:30 PM |
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Bushies flipflop on June 30 Iraq transfer date |
From Reuters, 4/21/04:
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4885499
U.S. Says June 30 Not 'A Magical Date' for Iraq
By Vicki Allen and Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
The Bush administration on Tuesday called the June 30th transfer of
authority in Iraq just a step toward self-rule and not "a magical
date" to hand over control of the country to Iraqis.
The Pentagon also said it was weighing whether it would need more
money before next year to pay for its larger troop deployment and
stepped-up operations in Iraq.
The White House had publicly ruled out sending a new spending request
to Congress before January 2005, after the presidential election.
Pressed on how Iraq would assume sovereignty amid weeks of spiraling
violence, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz called June 30th
"just one step in a process," and not "a magical date" in which the
U.S.-led occupation will shift responsibilities to a new Iraqi
government.
Wolfowitz's remarks differed somewhat from President Bush's at a news
conference on last Friday that emphasized the date's significance.
"No citizen of America or Britain would want the government of their
nation in the hands of others and neither do the Iraqis. This is why
the June 30th date for the transfer of sovereignty will be kept," Bush
said.
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Flipflop flipflop. The Bushies are really flippin' and floppin' all
over the place, eh?
Harry
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