Sen. Chuck Hagel: George W. Bush is worthlessIn the
news: (emp add)
WASHINGTON, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a frequent Republican critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policy, said on Sunday it was irresponsible and wrong to send more U.S. troops to Baghdad.
Speaking on the CBS show "Face the Nation," Hagel said pouring more U.S. troops into Baghdad would not reverse the rising tide of sectarian killing there.
"Where we go from here ... is a cold, hard assessment that Iraq is not going to turn out the way we were promised it would, and that's a fact, not because I say it -- that's the way it's going," he said.
Hagel said there were no longer any good options in Iraq for the United States. He suggested enlisting former Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush the elder to convene a regional peace conference.
Can you believe it? What could be a more stinging critique of the current administration than to suggest
previous presidents take over the country's Middle East diplomacy.
posted by Quiddity at 8/06/2006 05:10:00 PM
What could be a more stinging critique of the current administration than to sat that future presidents will have to solve the problems of the country's Middle East diplomacy?