Pelosi stung by Cheney comments on war policy

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"I think if we were to do what Speaker Pelosi and Congressman Murtha are suggesting, all we will do is validate the Al Qaeda strategy," the vice president told ABC News. "The Al Qaeda strategy is to break the will of the American people ... try to persuade us to throw in the towel and come home, and then they win because we quit."

Pelosi, at a news conference in San Francisco, said Cheney's criticism of Democrats was "beneath the dignity of the debate we're engaged in and a disservice to our men and women in uniform, whom we all support."

"And you know what I'm going to do? I'm going to call the president and tell him I disapprove of what the vice president said," Pelosi said. "It has no place in our debate." Bush had previously urged her to call him when a member of his administration stepped over the line by questioning Democrats' patriotism, she said.

Later, Pelosi said she had tried to reach the president but was only able to get through to White House chief of staff Josh Bolten.

Bolten said he was certain no one was questioning her patriotism or commitment to national security, she told reporters.

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Instead of engaging in a debate on the substance of Cheney's remarks which are important to the decisions we make on war policy Pelosi responded by saying she was going to tell daddy to make Cheney quit being mean to her. This is infantile politics by democrats who are not willing to debate but want to stop debate. She should explain why Democrats policies would not do what Cheney alleges. If you look at what Osama bin Laden has said, it pretty well confirms Cheney's allegations. Tell us why we should not take bin Laden at his word. This is an important debate and Pelosi should not be permitted to duck it.