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November 30, 2005

Reed: Bush leaves key questions unanswered

President Bush did not answer key questions about the country's involvement in Iraq in his speech this morning, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said.

Speaking on C-SPAN after Bush's speech at the U.S. Naval Academy, the Rhode Island Democrat said the president was more general than specific and that he neglected to answer important questions such as, "How long will America be in Iraq?"

Reed, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, stressed that the Americans support the troops. But he complained that Bush did not detail his plan for stabilizing Iraq, or transforming it into a democracy, or spell out what it would take to accomplish those goals.

He also said the president neglected to explain how the commitment of troops in Iraq would affect U.S. security elsewhere.

View video of Bush's speech.

Posted by Jack Perry  at 11:32 AM | Permalink