Bush warned against politics at Walter Reed

This POTUS using soldiers as political props? Why, i never!!

I honestly think Dubya cares about the troops, he just doesn't know how to do it.

Bring 'em home!

Sad that they felt the need to do it.

Bush should acknowledge his failure as Commander In Chief. If he had been capable of the job we would have had a "surge" three or four year ago when it might have worked. Because of his incompetence, there are thousands dead.He did not have the brains and his Generals did not have the courage to challenge Rumsfeld. I do not understand how all of the Senior Generals could acccept four years of failure. Was it just lack of courage or a desire to get that good boy star when retirement came. Never mind the Army or the troops.Shameful.

The Draftdodger in Chief cares more about Halliburton and Blackwater getting rich off of his Iraq war than he does about our wounded warrior's getting decent medical care.

Once their wounded the NeoCon Warmongers have no more use for them.

Wouldn't be suprised if he showed up in a flight suit and declared victory. You're doin' a heck of a job, Bushie.

He could do for compassion what Karl Rove did for hip-hop.

Bush should stop with the neverending photo-op crap. He'd visited Walter Reed upteen times and never noticed any of the deplorable conditions there because he was there to score political points, not to actually TALK to anyone or to look around where there weren't any cameras.

Bush, guess what? It isn't ALL ABOUT YOU!!!

At least he's not just flying over it. He must really care.

What, you mean I can't bring my bullhorn?

Repubicans controlled the congress for 7 years and the White House. Republicans have shown they never did care about the troops at all. It was well known that Walter Reed didn't have hot showers, let alone enough doctors, nurses, medical experts. Bush knew and selected to ignore the problems. This is pure medical neglect by Bush and the Republican Party. Blatant. Soldiers and their families are viewed as expendable to this administration. I vomit at the thought of him using Walter Reed as a photo op. How cruel is that!!!!!!!
Soldiers Family

Being a soldier under Bush is like being a the new guy on the "away team" in Star Trek. Totally disposable. Bush is a loser in everything he's ever done in his whole life except to stop drinking. Sigh, if only he'd never given up drinking ...

I'm for bringing our troops home, except for a contingent in Kuwait, but NOT for the reason that Congress has: The Muslims have been killing more of each other than of us, so I say, pull out and let them kill one another; when all of the crazies that cannot live in civilized society are dead, then maybe their government can work.
The reason for having a contingent in Kuwait is that the problem may get so bad as to need us to secure the oil fields, otherwise, Iran will blackmail us even more.

Liberals should shut the rancid hole they call a mouth and quit giving our enemys the will to keep fighting, America is going to collapse under the liberal death march of weekness

With a Chief Executive/Commander in Chief like President Bush and the mention at the daily briefing of calling congress back for an emergency session, if I were the Speaker of the House, I would have alternative transportaion available, other than military transport, on visits outside the U.S.

It is awful to say, but Bush just can't be trusted.

Thomas E. Shafovaloff

Too bad none of these wounded soldiers had a governor daddy that could get them into the National Guard & then get daddy to hide their gaps in their services to the Guard.

George Bush has no shame.

Americans in Iraq make the mess worse. Americans out of Iraq leave a bad mess. Only solution is some sort of international peacekeeping presence. Such an international presence would be promoted by Impeachment, and offering Bush, Cheney, and Rumsfeld to an International War Crimes Tribunal.

Could it be that the generals would rather not have politics stinking up that place of honor?

Soldiers are nothing but photo-op props and cannon fodder to Bush, and he'll be sure to set up such opportunities whenever and wherever he can...as long as it doesn't require him to actually DO anything, like supporting the troops for real.

Will Bush speak in front of another "Mission Accomplished" banner?

If they have a good psychiatric unit at Walter Reed, please check Mr. Bush in for study, and get him some help, the man is seriously ill.

kaz gnik says: Liberals should shut the rancid hole (sic) they call a mouth and quit giving our enemys (sic) the will to keep fighting

Who wrote this for him, Rush Limbaugh? And why is it these people can't engage in civil discourse? They're always on the attack. As far as giving the enemies the will to keep fighting -- I don't think they need any help with willpower. These folks will keep fighting each other long after we're gone. And does anyone really believe we have the capability to wipe out all terrorists? Don't expend any effort thinking for yourself kaz, just parrot what the neocons tell you.

In response to the posting by "kaz gnik", I truly worry about any nation that does not feel it is able to overcome the "weekness" of opposing points of view.

If our country's exercise of it's constitutionally protected democratic right to public debate is all it takes to cause us to lose a war, then I'm not so sure we're the powerful and mighty nation we think we are.

It's very easy to throw stones at the man on point: President Bush. However, I encourage you to recall that Congress (full of Democrats and Republicans, right?) did not move on the Walter Reed problem until the Washington Post broke the story. We should ALSO be concerned with our so-called representatives and their lack of wisdom. I, for one, am tired of watching the churlish and childish behaviour of these immature individuals, and will remember their inaction and lack of accomplishment.
I agree with those who say the war in Iraq has been badly conducted. However, the war that Congress should be concerned with is the continuing war on terrorism. Whether we leave or stay in Iraq, this war will continue.
I feel that we are doing our troops a disservice by President-bashing. He will be leaving office in 18 mos., and IF we decide to vote, his replacement will make wiser decisions.In the meantime, let our troops know that we support them.
Let the message go out to both parties: Stop the finger-pointing. Get on with the job of managing this country and stop spending their days nay-saying and politicking.It is time that we, the people, take control of the destiny of this country.We can make a difference by voting. Walk away from the sound-bites and take a long, hard look at those who wish to represent us. Make sure that your vote counts.

So many of you know nothing of what you're speaking of, and have failed to either study or remember your history. Think about what actually happened following "Peace with Honor" when we left Viet Nam. Congress cut off funding, causing our allies to collapse, followed by rampant killing and torture of South Vietnamese survivors. Do you really want that to happen in Iraq? What will be the consequences of an energized Al Qaeda? Where in America will they attack next?
What do you expect a responsible Commander-in-Chief to tell his wounded warriors when Congressional leaders threaten to cut off funding for a war in which their friends have been killed and wounded? That it was all a waste? That the Iraqi people didn't deserve an attempt to save them? Should we not invest in Iraq now, that they might have a democratic govenment, the first in the Arab world?

You see if Bush never stopped at Walter Reed, the media and leftwing hatemongers would say he doesn't care. When he goes to Walter Reed, he's doing it for a photo-op and politics.

Bush has been to the Gulf Coast at least a dozen times, I believe. Yet, the leftwing hatemongers say he doesn't care about them (course, Bush has given billions to the area and will give billions more).

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

Where is all the Iraqi oil revenue going? It is not for roads, schools or bridges. We are building them with our grandchildrens money!

Liberals should shut the rancid hole they call a mouth and quit giving our enemys the will to keep fighting, America is going to collapse under the liberal death march of weekness
Posted by: kaz gnik | Mar 30, 2007 1:09:58 PM

Poor troll...can't spell either.

Might as well warn excrement to not stink.

How shocking, NOT! Even more news worthy is how Democrat Dianne Feinstein, who was profiteering from the War, just resigned her Military Construction Appropriations subcommittee seat amidst revelations that she had a conflict of interest due to her husband Richard C. Blum's ownership of two major defense contractors. Most relevant to this topic is her subcommittees incredible failure to provide decent medical care for wounded soldiers.
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54932
Let's all blame Bush while we ignore the money grubbing going on in our Democrat controlled Congress at the expense of our troops. I'm sure our Heroes will appreciate your efforts.

"What will be the consequences of an energized Al Qaeda?"

To the extent that al Qaeda is energized 99% of that is due to Bush, not to the Democrats.

"What do you expect a responsible Commander-in-Chief to tell his wounded warriors when Congressional leaders threaten to cut off funding for a war in which their friends have been killed and wounded? That it was all a waste?"

If it was a waste, yes. And then apologize. And then quickly resign. (Cheney too, of course.)

It appears that Congress is acting according to the wishes of the American people and that Bush has failed to demonstrate to the American people that his war against Iraq was not a waste. It's not nickels being fed into a slot machine nor dollars into PowerBall tickets that's being wasted, it's American and Iraqi lives. No matter how you righties cross your fingers and swear that THIS time you'll hit the jackpot you won't change the reality: your wishing doesn't make it so. Freedom and democracy for Iraq are no doubt very good things (and I'd even say attainable things) but Bush has failed to deliver and also has failed to demonstrate he can ever deliver. As a result every dollar and every life is pure waste. He (and you) should be profoundly ashamed.

"So many of you know nothing of what you're speaking of, and have failed to either study or remember your history...

...Should we not invest in Iraq now, that they might have a democratic govenment, the first in the Arab world?"

Posted by: Timothy Kobernik | Mar 30, 2007 1:50:34 PM

There are already democratic governments in the Arab world, follow your own advice and study and remember history.

I heard Bush apologized today...was it for inviting attacks against American troops when he said "bring them on" (July 2, 2003)? Was it for not sending enough troops to keep the peace after the statues fell? Was it for misleading the American public about weapons of mass destruction?

"Damned if he does, damned if he doesn't.

Posted by: John D | Mar 30, 2007 1:53:53 PM"

My thoughts exactly. And you'll probably serve him in Hell.

Why would anyone compare this war to Vietnam. They are two very different wars. Their nation does not know how to be civil, all they know how to do is kill their enemies, which is whoever does not agree with their religion. We are sending our sons & daughters to a civil war that will continue until they learn to respect other views. But then again, its the same old problem that starts any war...Power... those with it, trying to hold it and those which are trying to get it. We are there to help one side beat the other because it will better serve our purposes. There are good people on both sides who are dying for what they believe is the truth, that is the real problem I have with this war .........Good people dying including our sons. My son is there and all I want is for nothing bad to happen to him, so am I a bad American because I want him home? We have had enough families who have more grief than should be allowed. We can never repay them for their grief but we can stop more families from suffering the same fate. If this was a war to really help others in need of help then I am there with my support but its not...

Hewhoasks, how exactly is Al Qaeda energized by what Bush has done? OUtside of London and Madrid, Al Qaeda has been pretty quiet the last few years, except for helping to stir the pot in Iraq, because like you and Loony Left ilk they want defeat in Iraq too.

During the 1990s, Al Qaeda was successfully attacking us every other year. They haven't successfully attacked us in nearly 6 years.

Smoke some more dope and drink some more Everclear, hewhoasks (but doesn't know) and the rest of your loony ilk!!

Figbash -- No president ever gets to see "deplorable" conditions; when the boss visits, everyone cleans up, and leads him or her to the pretty areas. And the higher up the boss, the more that's true.

Jacque de Este -- The fanatics on each side are mostly killing the moderates in the middle. The other fanatics are armed, while the moderates (read: ordinary people) are just trying to get on with their lives. And the longer this goes one, the more moderates end up having to choose sides, so things get more and more polarized.

Ewayne Woopters -- There isn't nearly as much oil revenue as anyone would like. Constant attacks on the transportation infrastructure limits the amount of oil that Iraq can export.

hewhoasks -- Al Qaeda's biggest "success" so far has been the Sep 2001 attacks. I don't think that had anything to do with reaction against Bush, so how can you say that nearly all of their energy is from Bush? (BTW, your second point has some merit. It's definitely a much more thoughtful point.)

Dan -- Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence, even for WMD. Check out Georges Sada's book on surviving the Saddam regime as a truth-teller, _Saddam's Secrets_.

Tony Alexander -- If you think the Iraqi people don't need help, then you are more out of contact with reality than anyone I know. I'm not saying the invasion & occupation have always been executed well, but there's no evidence that there were any but the best intentions involved.

Figbash -- No president ever gets to see "deplorable" conditions; when the boss visits, everyone cleans up, and leads him or her to the pretty areas. And the higher up the boss, the more that's true.

Well, gee, Webster, that may be true. But this is the MBA president, the guy who knows all the angles. One would think that he'd ask the tough questions and demand to be taken behind the "curtain."

You don't mean to tell me he's all hat and no cowboy, do ya?

Jethro: After having lived and travelled in the Middle East since 2002, I am not aware of a single functioning democracy there --wherein the majority votes and makes governing decisions-- except for 1: Israel. Do you know something I don't?

Timothy Kobernik,

Yours is a voice I don't recognize. If you're new here welcome, and please stick around.

You're right -- and Jethro has embarassed himself -- Israel is the only functioning democracy in the Middle East. Period.

I used to hold your position. That we owed Iraq stability and democracy and peace. We bumbled in there and disrupted their stable (if oppressed) existence, so that the least we owed was some kind of decent life before we left.

Now it seems to me that that is not achievable; that the chaos will not end as long as we are there; that we (having failed to build a real coalition before going in) have reached the limit of our rescources in terms of blood, treasure and national will... so where do we go from here if not "out"?

If lives were indeed wasted, wouldn't it be better to just admit that and stop wasting more? Does not our presence there energize Al Queda at least as much, if not more, than our absence would? (Yes, our grandchildren will be fighting and worrying about Al Queda, but that will be true no matter what we do there.)

It seems to me we have to leave Iraq sooner rather than later, BUT as stable and secure as possible. That means that any timeline should be flexible. However, unfortunately, I think a healthy democracy is beyond hope.

Your thoughts?