Lugar Urges Quick Shift in Iraq War Strategy


	Lugar Urges Quick Shift in Iraq War Strategy

thisnamecantbetaken

6-26-2007 5:32 PM

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bush, idiot, politics, war, neoconservatism, iraq

thisnamecantbetaken says:

Does anyone think Bush will listen? I don't think we should hold our breaths.

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6-27-2007 8:16 AM

tabsey

Bush only listens to god and his advisors. A falling out at this level, as Senator Lugar knows, will mean a party with two fronts at election time. Not what the financiers would want.

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