The Decider has decided

Today is Sunday, January 14, 2007. On Monday or Tuesday of last week, January 8 or 9, 2007, White House spokesman and former FOX News talking head Tony Snow remonstrated for Americans to wait until they heard President Bush's "new" plan for Iraq before they rushed to judgement.

On Wednesday, January 10, 2007 President Bush gave a televised speech in which he announced his decision to send 21,500 additional U.S. troops into Iraq.

On Saturday, June 13, 2007 President Bush said it is incumbent on Americans (including members of Congress) who are critical of his plan to escalate the war in Iraq to submit their alternative plans that will succeed.

Then on Sunday, January 14, 2007 just 4 days after his long awaited speech to the nation on his new policy decision on Iraq, President Bush states that no matter what Congress or the American people say, he has decided the course of action for this country. Case closed.

There you have it. We were told to hold our horses until The Decider decides. Then we were told it isn't appropriate to criticize The Decider's plan unless we have an alternative plan. Then the Decider decides that time is up, he has already decided our future.

Wait a minute President Bush! Wait a minute Tony Snow! I don't think you can shut off discussion and potential dissent with perfunctory dismissal of criticism and perfunctory dismissal of alternative strategies. Not without a hell of fight from fedup Americans anyway.

Bush On Iraq: 'I've Made My Decision'

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WISN - The Milwaukee News Channel

POSTED: 6:01 pm CST January 14, 2007
WASHINGTON -- Members of the House and Senate are preparing nonbinding resolutions opposing the deployment of more U.S. troops to Iraq, but President George W. Bush said it won't stop him from going ahead with it.

In an interview Sunday on CBS' "60 Minutes," Bush said he understands that Congress could try to stop him. But he said, "I've made my decision."

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Bush talks tough in case for troop boost

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By BEN FELLER, Associated Press Writer
10:08 pm EST Sun 14 January 2007

Digging in for confrontation, President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney say they will not budge from sending more U.S. troops to Iraq no matter how much Congress opposes it.

"I fully understand they could try to stop me," Bush said of the Democrat-run Congress. "But I've made my decision, and we're going forward."

As the president talked tough in an interview that aired Sunday night, lawmakers pledged to explore ways to stop him.

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