[White House]
Reactions to the Victory in Iraq Speech
It will come as no great surprise that the reviews are, ah, mixed with respect to the President's grand new vision (already acronymed NSIV) for Iraq.
The liberals--traitors all--are naturally skeptical.
Think Progress: "The NSIV is less of a strategy and more of a pat on the back. Much of the 35 pages is devoted to describing how well things are going."On the other hand, the red-blooded true patriots on the right are...well, skeptical:
Oliver Willis: "There’s really no concrete definition of victory here, still. But it seems that they’re saying we don’t leave until Iraq is a full western style democracy… with ponies."
Huff Post (Marty Kaplan): "President Bush has at last announced his strategy for solving the Iraq problem: a slogan, and a booklet. The slogan is "A National Strategy for Victory in Iraq." The booklet contains repackaged Rummy-Cheney classics, under a slick red, white and blue cover."
Instapundit: "Some people are asking what's new about this strategy. The answer -- as Jon Henke notes -- is nothing, really."Ah, but a few stalwarts remain:
Powerline: "From a quick review, it looks good, although I doubt that anything in it will be new to those who have been paying attention."
All Things Conservative: "Simply put, the speech was a home run. The Dems asked for detail and today the president whacked them over the head with it. The best line of the speech was when he said we would not cut and run from Iraq as long as he is Commander in Chief."I guess the reviews weren't so mixed after all. Everyone is agreed that Bush has no new ideas on exiting the quagmire.
2 comments:
Just a quibble, Jeff. I think you didn't pull the right quote from Instapundit, who would count as basically warm on the speech. I think this passage matches his thinking more than "nothing new."
"What's new is that the White House is forcing people to pay attention to the plan, and to the fact that there is, and has been, a plan even though the press has ignored it."
Then again, who am I to talk? My post on the subject tripped up on bad phrasing in the middle; check the comments field if you want to see what I'm talking about.
By the way, your previous post - the "short version" of Bush's speech - that's a keeper. Pretty funny and painfully true.
Yeah, I was being a little lax there. Hey, I'm a blogger!
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