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To: steve harris who wrote (308651)	11/2/2006 3:53:14 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574007

Would you tell Boehner that it might not be wise to make any trips to Iraq any time soon? November 01, 2006 Did Boehner Make A Bungle? In a coordinated attempt to divert the pre-election traffic flow from John Kerry, the nation's top Democrats siezed tonight on a remark by Maj. Leader John Boehner who, in a CNN interview tonight, appeared to blame generals for the chaos in Iraq. WIthin an hour of each other, DNC chairman Howard Dean, Sen. Min. Leader Harry Reid, DCCC chairman Rahm Emanuel issued blistering statements urging Boehner to "apologize" for his comments. The Democrats are linking Boehner's comments to Pres. Bush's assertion today that Sec/Def Don Rumsfeld is doing a banner job. Here's what Boehner said on CNN today: House Majority Leader John Boehner: Wolf, I understand that, but let's not blame what's happening in Iraq on Rumsfeld. Wolf Blitzer: But he's in charge of the military. House Majority Leader John Boehner: But the fact is the generals on the ground are in charge and he works closely with them and the president. Quoth Reid: " It’s political leaders like Congressman Boehner and Donald Rumsfeld, who have failed. I expect President Bush and Congressional Republicans, who demanded John Kerry apologize, hold their own party’s majority leader to a much higher standard. There’s" Quoth Emanuel: "President Bush used to say that he would listen to the generals. Today, he says he’s happy to listen to Secretary Rumsfeld while his lieutenant in Congress, John Boehner blames the generals on the ground for the chaos in Iraq." Quoth Dean: "After the Bush Administration’s numerous failures in Iraq, to blame our brave troops is just wrong. John Boehner should apologize immediately." Kevin Madden, Boehner's spokesman, sent this response: “Democrats are quickly squandering any and all credibility by even attempting to equate Mr. Boehner’s comments with criticism of anyone in the military. It’s an obvious and weak attempt to deflect criticism from Senator Kerry’s awful remarks delivered earlier this week, remarks Mr. Boehner was highly critical of. Mr. Boehner commends our military and our generals for doing a heroic job each and every day in their fight against terrorists in Iraq and around the globe. He thanks them every day for their bravery and will continue to do so.” hotlineblog.nationaljournal.com