Democrats vow to resist troop escalation

By the time the debate on he Hill is half way through, extra troops stationed in Kuwait can be in Baghdad.

It's becoming more and more clear that our newly elected congress can do little to stop this madman without massive, visable support form the people, and I'm not sure that that will work.

The Bushites seem to have absolute contempt for the American people.

Democrats vow to resist troop escalation - Yahoo! News:

WASHINGTON - Preparing to present a weary nation with his highly anticipated new war plan, President Bush faced Democrats determined to confront him over sending thousands more Americans to Iraq. Fresh troops are to be in place within three weeks.

For a little over 20 minutes Wednesday night, Bush is to explain why a gradual buildup of about 20,000 additional U.S. troops, along with other steps expected to include pumping $1 billion into Iraq's economy, is the answer for a war that has only gotten deadlier with no end in sight.
After nearly four years of fighting, $400 billion and thousands of American and Iraqi lives lost, the White House calls the president's prime-time address from the White House library just the start of a debate over Iraq's many problems.

'This is not, `Give one speech, dust your hands off and walk away,'' presidential spokesman Tony Snow said Tuesday. 'This is the beginning of an important process for the American people and for the political community to think seriously about.'

The address — one of the most pivotal of Bush's presidency — is the centerpiece of an aggressive public relations campaign that also will include detailed briefings for lawmakers and reporters, trips abroad by Cabinet members and a series of appearances by Bush starting with a trip Thursday to Fort Benning, Ga.