The Bush/Rove Iraq strategy has been to attack their opponents instead of figuring out how to solve the crisis. Senator Jack Reed has been taking the lead in pointing out the failures of Bush's Iraq strategy. The Senator from Rhode Island is a graduate of West Point and an Army Ranger which means two things: 1) he has credibility and 2) the Bush team will start smearing him now:
"If the president has any hope of regaining the nation's support for operations in Iraq and justifying the growing cost in lives and taxpayer dollars ... he must be candid and honest about the current situation."
Reed, a former Army Ranger who is a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, accused the Bush Administration of assailing the patriotism of Iraq war critics.
"I have found it disturbing that the Bush administration has attacked the patriotism of those who question the administration's policies in Iraq," Reed charged. "Baseless partisan attacks won't help us win the war, won't help the troops and won't protect our nation from our enemies."
