His War? It's Personal Now

This man seems to be driven by some sort of personal issue. I think it's pride. And pride is the devils work!!! He really thinks what he's doing is the right thing. Micromanage? They can't even manage what they got themselves into. What a buffoon.



Bush threatens to veto any Iraq bill with 'strings'

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Accusing Congress of trying to "micromanage" his administration's war in Iraq, President George W. Bush used his weekly radio address to threaten a veto of an emergency spending bill unless it is passed "without strings and without delay."
The purpose of the legislation, he said, "should be to give our troops on the front lines the resources, funds, and equipment they need to fight our enemies," but "some in Congress are using this bill as an opportunity to micromanage our military commanders, force a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq, and spend billions on domestic projects that have nothing to do with the war on terror."
Long used to getting his way with a compliant Republican Congress, Bush's signature issue has run into trouble in the new Democratically-controlled chambers, elected last fall largely due to widening public opposition to the war, which has killed more than 3,000 Americans and tens of thousands of Iraqis.
Still, Bush said that the "troops urgently need Congress to approve emergency war funds" and that he has "has begun pursuing a new strategy in Iraq."
The new approach has produced "hopeful signs," he claimed and will "help the Iraqi government stabilize the country, rebuild the economy, and advance the work of political reconciliation."
On Saturday, three suicide bombers driving trucks full of chlorine hit in Anbar province, killing two policemen and forcing about 350 Iraqi civilians and six U.S. troops to seek treatment for exposure to the gas, the Associated Press reported.
He added that the bill would place "impose arbitrary and restrictive conditions on the use of war funds and require the withdrawal of forces by the end of this year if these conditions are not met." That would "handcuff our generals in the field by denying them the flexibility they need to adjust their operations to the changing situation on the ground."
Further, "these restrictions would substitute the mandates of Congress for the considered judgment of our military commanders."
Under Article I of the U.S. Constitution, the legislative branch has the sole power to appropriate funds; no money can be spent by the government without an act of Congress.
"Congress needs to approve emergency funding for our troops, without strings and without delay" he concluded. "If they send me a bill that does otherwise, I will veto it."