It is interesting to note that slowly but surely more Republican Senators and Congressman in Washington are beginning to distance themselves from their party leader; President Bush and his stubbornness and unwillingness to come up with an acceptable plan to start withdrawing American troops from Iraq.

Most recently, Senator Christopher “Kit” Bond, Republican from Missouri admitted that the Bush administration has had the wrong strategy in Iraq the past 3 years. Up until now Bond has been one of Bush’s staunchest supporters and had been widely quoted in the media as saying that he was behind Bush’s failed strategies. And to think it only took this genius 3 years to come to that conclusion!

He joins other Senators like Richard Lugar from Indiana who recently said on the Senate floor: “In my judgment, the costs and risks of continuing down the current path outweigh the potential benefits that might be achieved. Persisting indefinitely with the surge strategy will delay policy adjustments that have a better chance of protecting our vital interests over the long term”.

Funny how right about election time politicians have a change of heart about a war which over two-thirds of Americans no longer support; and one which 60% say we should withdraw our troops from sooner rather than later. They clearly do not want their party candidates to go into next year’s Presidential elections having to defend their leader’s dreadful decisions about Iraq.

Now if we could just get our local Congressman, Randy Neugebauer to come to his senses about Bush’s senseless war strategy which has claimed the lives of over 3,637 American military men and women.

On second thought, I suppose it would be too much to ask of someone who has sat on the sidelines; cheering for this administration’s failed military strategy and policy; without even acknowledging that there are many people; voters in the district he claims to represent; who do not support Bush’s failed attempt at leadership.

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