President Bush, where is the plan?
The following email was sent by WesPAC on October, 17, 2005
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Last week was a great week here at WesPAC. General Clark and WesPAC were out on the campaign trail helping the local parties in Arkansas, Alabama, and Oklahoma. General Clark also spent two days with Lt. Governor Tim Kaine, Democratic candidate for Governor in Virginia.
And to culminate the week, this past Saturday, General Clark delivered the Democratic Radio Address on Iraq. From General Clark's address:
"Mr. Bush is long overdue in providing a plan to achieve Iraqi military sufficiency, to build domestic political consensus inside Iraq around a new government, to achieve regional political stability around Iraq, and to finally achieve an efficient reconstruction effort in Iraq.
"Basic questions: How many capable Iraqi forces do we need before we can bring our troops home? How are we going to forge a political consensus between those quarreling factions in Iraq? And what is our strategy for neutralizing the threatening and armed militias there?
"How can we do a better job with less corruption in the reconstruction of Iraq? And, how can we make Iraq's neighbors a part of the solution, instead of a source of the problems inside Iraq?
"Staying the course is not a strategy, it is just a slogan. What we need to do is change the course and put in place a real strategy that will not only bring us success in Iraq, but will restore to the United States of America the moral authority we've lost through our missteps over the past three years."
President Bush owes us a plan for success in Iraq. A plan with real milestones, not one with a litany of slogans. Click here to listen to the complete radio address from General Clark.
Also, if you have not done so, I encourage you to read General Clark's Success Strategy in Iraq.
Thank you for supporting WesPAC.
Sincerely,
Catherine Grunden
Executive Director
WesPAC -- Securing America
P.S. Please forward this message to your friends, family, and colleagues. We must have a success strategy in Iraq before it's too late.
