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| 2004-08-09 |
Plan is to bring troops home By John Kerry I know what our troops go through when they carry an M-16 in a dangerous place and can't tell friend from foe. Even harder to carry a video camera. I know what they go through when they are out on patrol at night and don't know what's coming around the next bend. I know what it is like to write letters home telling your family that everything's all right when you're not sure that's true. As president, I will never send troops into battle without the right equipment or a plan to win the peace. I will bring back our nation's time-honored tradition: The United States never goes to war because we want to. We only go to war because we have to. Even if I voted for it I will meet our sacred commitment to our brave troops in Iraq — to end their mission successfully and bring them home as soon as possible. At stake is whether Iraq will complete its march to democracy or degenerate into the next proving ground for terrorists. Quick hand me a white flag! My plan is to: • Lead NATO to make the security of Iraq one of its global missions and to deploy a significant portion of the force needed to secure and win the peace there. NATO participation will open the door to greater international involvement from non-NATO countries. we'll bribe em with ketchup• Internationalize the reconstruction efforts in Iraq to end the continuing perception of a U.S. occupation and help coordinate the rebuilding. Like Bush is trying to do. • Launch a massive and accelerated training effort to build Iraqi security forces that can provide real security for the Iraqi people, including a major role for NATO. This is not a task for America alone; we must join as a partner with other nations. Like Bush is trying to do • Plan for Iraq's future by working with our allies to forgive Iraq's multibillion-dollar debt and involve our allies in the development of a new Iraqi constitution and the political arrangements needed to protect minority rights. At the same time, we should convene a regional conference with Iraq's neighbors to secure a pledge of respect for Iraq's borders and non-interference in Iraq's national affairs. This is not an instant solution. There isn't one. But it's a realistic plan to share the burden and secure the peace and bring our troops home. My secret plan is to surrender! |
| Posted by:JackassFestival |
| #9 #7-Your scenario makes a lot of sense; still it is only one possible scenario among many that he would use to "rebuild our alliances". Another scenario might include a shift in Israeli/Palestinian policy (opposing Israel more publicly and frequently) to help "allied" friends restore the illusion of their impartiality. Bottom line? He'll do ANYTHING THEY ASK if we can just be their friend again. I won't watch for the sky to fall if he wins, but I will watch with sadness as the America we know and love fades into a much less admirable America. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-09 5:10:20 PM |
| #8 Prediction On january 21st, 2005 newly installed President John F. Kerry asks the French and Germans for troops to help stabilize the situation in Irag. They tell him to go piss up a rope. Finally the light bulb goes on (but I doubt it) |
| Posted by: cheaderhead 2004-08-09 4:27:23 PM |
| #7 My take: Kerry is going to get France on board by pressuring the Iraqi government to restore the Saddam-era oil concessions that had been given to TotalFinElf. He will threaten to pull out all troops and leave Iraq in chaos if they don't comply. No doubt similar schemes could be worked-out to bring others on board. If I were Iraqi, I would be in complete fear of a Kerry election. I hope that someone has the foresight to ask him, during the debates, if he would ever, under any circumstances, restore the French oil concessions in order to get their cooperation. |
| Posted by: I See Village People 2004-08-09 3:35:00 PM |
| #6 Take a look at The Kerry Spot. http://www.nationalreview.com/kerry/kerryspot.asp Looks like he won't have the support he says will be there. |
| Posted by: AF Lady 2004-08-09 12:53:12 PM |
| #5 now how is kerry gonna prode these so-called allies into increasing the size of their armed forces so then can help in a meaningful way? |
| Posted by: Dan 2004-08-09 12:08:48 PM |
| #4 Amen, Dave D.! Not only does sKerry's appeasement plan make me ill with dread, but I'd like to hear President Bush talk up VICTORY a lot more, even if complete and total victory may not be attainable for years. (Trivial aside: I bought the new DVD release of Walt Disney's wartime cartoons--excellent, BTW--and the Victory theme was omnipresent in every one!) |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-08-09 10:41:03 AM |
| #3 Jesus... if we elect this guy as our president, we will deserve the utter contempt of the entire world for being a bunch of gullible simpletons who are easily distracted by bright, shiny objects. I don't want a plan for "bringing the troops home", John Kerry: I WANT A PLAN FOR DEFEATING RADICAL ISLAM! Accomplish the latter, and the former takes care of itself. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-08-09 10:22:26 AM |
| #2 Why would allies of ours who haven't been helpful to date in the venture have input into the writing of the Iraqi constitution? Because France and Germany want a 'just pay the invoice from the oil-for-food program and ignore what actually happened' amendment to the Iraqi Constitution. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-08-09 9:59:36 AM |
| #1 Why would allies of ours who haven't been helpful to date in the venture have input into the writing of the Iraqi constitution? |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-08-09 9:54:18 AM |