TBT: The Brutal Truth

Schtayin' The Coursh

Bush also confirmed he would boost the size of the US military to cope with the "long haul" of the war on terrorism and that he told Gates to get to work on the issue and report back "as quickly as possible."

"I'm inclined to believe we need to increase in the permanent size of both the United States Army and the United States Marines," he said.

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The top Democrat in the House of Representatives, speaker-elect Nancy Pelosi, noted that her party had been pushing for expanding the US military but charged that Bush had not shown a willingness to change course in Iraq.

"Unless there is a fundamental change in policy and in the mission of our troops in support of that policy, events in Iraq are unlikely to improve," she said in a statement.

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CLERK: "Thanks to you ..."
DRUNKEN CALLER: "Amen!"

posted by Sizemore at 9:52 PM