I was disappointed. The president relied too much upon rhetoric, upon a laundry list of tasks accomplished, but not a coherent view of where we are realistically and where we must go to succeed.
Senator Reed critiques President Bush's speech for lacking a clear strategy.
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I think your approach is one that will meet this extreme demand in a shorter period of time than going out and building from scratch.
If we do not send the resources, does that increase the probability that someday we will have to send young Americans into the European Theater?
We have also a necessity to get many American citizens out of Gaza, and can you assure us that you are doing all you can to achieve that objective?
I just have a sense from my experience in Rhode Island is that there is kind of this built-in resistance.
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