Progressive Minds

What a difference a few years make!  Courtesy of Political Wire, check out these quotes from George W. Bush when Bill Clinton was Commander-in-Chief.  Seems like Dear Leader has done a little flipping and flopping when it comes to exit strategies and timetables.

"Victory means exit strategy, and it's important for the president to explain to us what the exit strategy is."

-- George W. Bush, 4/9/99, criticizing President Clinton for not setting a timetable for exiting Kosovo.

"I think it's also important for the president to lay out a timetable as to how long they will be involved and when they will be withdrawn."

-- George W. Bush, 6/5/99

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2007/05/01/historical_quotes_of_the_day.html

So of course yesterday George W. Bush vetoed a bill which FULLY FUNDED our troops in Iraq.  While most of the focus has been on the portion of the bill that included a timeline for withdrawal from Iraq, it's important to remember that the bill fully funded our troops.

And because George W. Bush doesn't want to be held accountable for his failed war, he put our troops at risk by denying them funding.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070502/ap_on_go_co/us_iraq