Congressional GOP Say They'll 'Switch Sides' If "Surge" Fails
Los Angeles Times Doyle McManus April 29, 2007 11:00 PM
But nuances no longer might be enough to keep Republicans from breaking ranks. GOP leaders warn that they will need dramatic evidence of progress, something that has been in short supply in Iraq, to maintain support for the war.
"We need to get some better results from Iraq both politically, economically and militarily, and that needs to happen in the foreseeable future," said House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., a Bush administration loyalist.
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But nuances no longer might be enough to keep Republicans from breaking ranks. GOP leaders warn that they will need dramatic evidence of progress, something that has been in short supply in Iraq, to maintain support for the war.
"We need to get some better results from Iraq both politically, economically and militarily, and that needs to happen in the foreseeable future," said House Minority Whip Roy Blunt, R-Mo., a Bush administration loyalist.
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I WONDER HOW MANY MORE DEATHS THEY NEED, TO DECIDE THAT THE SURGE IS FAILING
US April Death Toll in Iraq Passes 100
Monday: 1 Marine, 70 Iraqis Killed; 120 Iraqis Wounded
Sunday: 4 GIs, 1 British Soldier, 72 Iraqis Killed; 47 Iraqis Wounded
Saturday: 9 GIs, 163 Iraqis Killed; 222 Iraqis Wounded
Friday: 3 GIs, 47 Iraqis Killed; 37 Iraqis Wounded
Thursday: 90 Iraqis Killed, 158 Wounded
Wednesday: 1 GI, 1 Briton, 52 Iraqis Killed; 80 Iraqis Wounded
Tuesday: 3 GIs, 74 Iraqis Killed; 110 Iraqis Wounded
Monday: 10 GIs, 1 Briton, 107 Iraqis Killed; 20 GIs, 6 Britons, 161 Iraqis Wounded
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