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Pres. Bush to Deploy 21,500 Troops to Trump/O'Donnell Border
Dateline Washington, DC - January 10, 2007
In the wake of growing sectarian violence, and a conflict which threatens to ensare a growing number of associates on both sides, President Bush today announced his intention to deploy additional troops to assist in quelling the Trump/O'Donnell feud.
Acknowledging that "the situation...is unacceptable to the American people, and it is unacceptable to me...Where mistakes have been made, the responsibility rests with me," Bush took controversial steps in an attempt to stop the growing conflict. His plan calls for 21,500 new troops to be deployed along the most dangerous fronts, in support of local authorities.
Bush also cautioned that "America's committment [to stopping the growing crisis] is not open-ended" and that if both sides cannot come to a peacable end, that they "will lose the support of the American people."
As justification, and a pre-emptive attack on his critics, Bush cautioned that "to step back now would force a collapse...and result in mass killings on an unimaginable scale." While Bush believes this maneuver, contrary to many of the recommendations of the Trump/O'Donnell Study Group, will "hasten the day our troops begin coming home", not all are in support of the measure.
House Minority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md) was one of the first to voice his disapproval, saying that "escalating our military involvement...sends precisely the wrong message, and we [the Democrats] oppose it."
The harshest criticism, as to be expected, came from Speaker Pelosi.
"[They] will not take the necessary steps to acheive a...resolution to the sectarian problems...until they understand that the US commitment is not open-ended," Pelosi said, "Further, we feel that these troops could be utilized far more effectively to secure our nation, such as patrolling the halls of Congress enforcing my new ban on smoking near the House floor."
With a potential vote on funding the troop increase looming, this move by Bush will, no doubt, continue to spark heated debate in the weeks to come.
For WNN, this is Stay T. Course reporting.
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