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To: Rascal who wrote (103962)7/3/2003 9:28:35 AM
From: stockman_scott  Respond to of 281500
 
"enough of the phony, macho rhetoric"...
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...Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., called the president's language "irresponsible and inciteful."

"I am shaking my head in disbelief," Lautenberg said. "When I served in the Army in Europe during World War II, I never heard any military commander — let alone the commander in chief — invite enemies to attack U.S. troops."

Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., said, "I have a message for the president: enough of the phony, macho rhetoric."

"We should be focused on a long-term security plan that reduces the danger to our military personnel," said Gephardt, who is running for president. "We need a serious attempt to develop a postwar plan for Iraq, and not more shoot-from-the-hip one-liners."

usatoday.com



To: Rascal who wrote (103962)7/3/2003 12:29:57 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 281500
 
Huge influx of troops sought to secure Iraq

Troops already in Iraq or scheduled to arrive: 178,000
Addition sought: 50,000

Percentage increase: 28%

"Huge"?