Republican support for President Bush's Iraq war policy suffered a significant crack Monday evening when Republican Sen. Richard Lugar of Indiana urged the president to change course in Iraq "very soon."
The well-respected GOP voice on foreign affairs took to the Senate floor to urge Bush to avoid further damage to America's military readiness and long-term national security.
"Our course in Iraq has lost contact with our vital national security interests in the Middle East and beyond. Our continuing absorption with military activities in Iraq is limiting our diplomatic assertiveness there and elsewhere in the world," he said.
For those who bemoan the lack of progress being made by Democrats in stopping this war, this should help to lighten your heart.
Without substantial Republican support, ending this war will just not be possible.
Having Lugar breaking ranks with the Republican enablers signals a new challenge to Bush in waging this war. Even though the President seems to do what he wants without consideration of others, he really does need the Republican faithful to run interference for him. If they stop supporting him, they stop him.
Okay.....let the Repuke crumbling begin...this afternoon Voinavich joined the Lugar camp and issued a statement....I am not surprized- see here in Ohio atleast once a week they have been holding the Funerals at the local Highschools for the Fine Young Recruits...heartbraking....
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