Condi Rice on Rose last night.

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@Zoe

Please cite for Bush saying that there are no plans to leave Iraq at all and/or Bush stating that we are building or will build permanent bases in Iraq. I don’t need evidence of bases going up – just of Bush admitting it or of his admitting that that is the plan.

Turn it around…show me an instance where Bush said we will be leaving Iraq any time soon. He has repeatedly said that we will ‘stay the course’, etc etc…and if you REALLY want a cite on that I guess I could dig one up. I know of no instance where he said anything other that some vague handwaving about leaving when Iraq is fully peaceful (as if THATS going to happen soon)…feel free to find such an instance though.

As for the bases, I’m sure I can dig up something on them if you are interested. AFAIK they were built in the early days…not sure what the current plan for them are. I’ll see what I can dig up…while you dig up that cite of Bush saying we’ll be leaving sometime.

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[gonzomax]

@Zoe

I’m not so sure that Bush has been saying this all along. I think there has been speculation all along and some evidence of the intention to build permanent bases. But hasn’t the script always been that when the time was right, we would turn the rains over to the new Democratic society of Iraq and let them get on with ruling their own country?

Please cite for Bush saying that there are no plans to leave Iraq at all and/or Bush stating that we are building or will build permanent bases in Iraq. I don’t need evidence of bases going up – just of Bush admitting it or of his admitting that that is the plan.

Thanks.

She said we will step down when they step up.

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@gonzomax

She said we will step down when they step up.

Isn’t that pretty much what Bush et al has been saying all along?

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