Monday, August 11, 2008

every screw up is a success to the repugs

Cornyn: Iraq’s Massive $79 Billion Surplus Is A Success Of Bush’s Policies
Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers are upset over a new Government Accountability Office report showing that the “soaring price of oil will leave the Iraqi government with a cumulative budget surplus of as much as $79 billion by year’s end.” Since 2003, U.S. taxpayers have spent $42 billion for the stabilization and reconstruction of Iraq. In contrast, the Iraqi government has allocated $28 billion for similar improvements, but has spent less than $4 billion.
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But as Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) pointed out, Iraq’s surplus actually shows the failure of the Bush administration’s policies in holding the Iraqi government accountable, politically. “If we would have had our way we would have had a reasonable timetable for the redeployment of most of our troops which would have put pressure on the Iraqi government to do what they are not doing,” said Levin, “which is essential to end the conflict in Iraq and that is to work out a political settlement among themselves.”

(Think Progress)
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Since the repugs never define "success", everything can be labeled a success, no matter how bad a f'k up it is! And if anyone questions any of the f'k ups, the repugs scream that we "don't want to win".