February 02, 2007
Nancy Pelosi and Troop Levels: Then and Now
At the time of the interview, 137,000 U.S. troops were in Iraq along with roughly 25,000 international forces, according to an ongoing tally compiled by the Brookings Institution, a liberal-leaning think tank based in Washington, D.C.. That level was down from February 2005, when violence in Iraq had spiked and U.S. troop levels had increased to 160,000 — 10,000 more than the initial troop force when the war began.
Pelosi said at the time that it is imperative to use U.S. diplomacy "to get more foreign, international troops on the ground. And we have to truly Iraqatize — internationalize and Iraqatize the situation." But she also criticized the administration, specifically then-Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz, for dismissing the initial recommendation by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Eric Shinseki to deploy 300,000 troops to fight the Iraq war.
"The clear and present danger facing the United States is terrorism. We have to solidify, we have to stabilize the situation in Iraq. As the [then] secretary of state [Colin Powell] has said, you break it, you own it. We have a responsibility now in Iraq there, and we have to get more troops on the ground."
Now:
"Adding more combat troops will only endanger more Americans and stretch our military to the breaking point for no strategic gain. And it would undermine our efforts to get the Iraqis to take responsibility for their own future," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wrote in a letter released Friday afternoon.
What a difference a change in George Bush's mind makes...
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I suspect a study of American history will show Congressional members have little or no expertise in military matters. They really don't have to. So their flip flops (or so-called advice) are meaningless.
This Pelosi gambit--all the brouha percolating--is just for the voters. Legislators have to please them. The Dems promised to make (THEIR) change to the Iraq policy. So, politics away! Obstructionism on Iraq is second nature for them by now.
Posted by: jng at February 2, 2007 09:57 AMIt's knee-jerk politics at its worst. And sadly typical of Democrats.
Posted by: Reverse_Vampyr at February 2, 2007 03:19 PMsadly typical of Democrats?
didn't a republican propose a change on the congressional menu of "french fries" to "freedom fries" after the iraq war began?
i could think of more examples, but i think that's the funniest.
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