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Home Front: WoT
Nancy Pelosi: Zarqawi Death Changes Nothing
2006-06-09
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is warning Americans not to get too excited over the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi, saying in a statement issued by her office Thursday that it really won't do much to improve the situation in Iraq.

After briefly noting that she was "proud of our troops for their tireless work," the top House Democrat wasted no time in throwing cold water on the good news.

"[Zarqawi's] death does not alter the fact that our brave men and women in uniform are fighting a war of choice in which the President sent our troops into harm's way without a plan for victory and without leveling with the American people," she complained.

"Several hours after Zarqawi's death, 19 Iraqis were killed and 40 were wounded in a roadside bombing in Baghdad," the San Francisco Democrat noted. "These deaths are a stark reminder of the ongoing violence facing our brave men and women in uniform."

Pelosi said she still agreed with Rep. John Murtha that the U.S. should pull out of Iraq, then added: "Zarqawi's death should be a resounding call to President Bush and the Republican Congress that we must have a serious debate about U.S. policy in Iraq."
Posted by:mcsegeek1

#15  "Fighting a war of CHOICE" - maybe its just me, but is Nancy saying that "CHOICE" = NO CHOICE, OR NOT A CHOICE AT ALL??? GLOBAL SECULAR SOCIALISM = GLOBAL ISLAMIC STATE/CALIPHATE = EITHER WAY, SOLEY OR JOINTLY AS ATTYS SAY, AMERICA IS TO BE DEFEATED AND SUBORNED, VOLUNTARILY = FORCIBLY, IFF NOT DESTROYED, UNDER SOME FORM OF DEDICATED ANTI-AMERICAN SOCIALISM AND OWG!?
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2006-06-09 22:15  

#14  "Let the contrast between Pelosi and Clinton be duely noted."

True.

The latter has no problem with getting rid of people who are... troublesome.

Posted by: Fordesque   2006-06-09 20:38  

#13  All democrats support and embrace organized crime. That is their defining factor. Any political position they may have is strictly for votes. They only believe in gaining money for favors and scams where they can skim and launder funds. Any democrats who do not fit that description are fools who got on the wrong train.
Posted by: wxjames   2006-06-09 17:49  

#12  I actually think the Hildebeast is serious about the WoT -- she still sees it mostly as a law enforcement issue, but she understands better than most of the Doinks that there are limits. Her statement yesterday is absolutely in keeping with her previous statements.

I still won't vote for her.
Posted by: Steve White   2006-06-09 15:57  

#11  LiberalHawk
It's that contrast that has divided the Democratic Party and made it impossible for them to nominate a "ringer" for 2008. They are split right down the middle on the Iraq issue.

***snicker***
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2006-06-09 15:22  

#10  LH is right I don't like hillary at all, but she blow shit up overseas if it got her better poll numbers.
Posted by: djohn66   2006-06-09 14:03  

#9  HEY WHIP LADY,WHY DON'T YOU SU*& MY------ Never mind I can't say it.
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2006-06-09 13:26  

#8  Actually, I doubt that she is more patriotic than Slick Willie, just more bloodthirsty and willing to kill if need be. The women in positions of power in the Clintoon Admin tended towards violence as a solution to embarassing problems, if you have any doubts about that, remember Janet Reno and Waco.
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2006-06-09 13:13  

#7  I trust her. I just think she's a flaming liberal on domestic issues (e. g. single payer health insurance) and she's never hidden that; but on FP, she would be good. She's much more of a patriot than slick willie.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-06-09 12:09  

#6  I agree with liberalhawk about Clinton's consistency on this issue. But I just can't bring myself to trust her. Unfair? Perhaps, but it's not like I have nothing to base my mistrust on.
Posted by: Xbalanke   2006-06-09 12:03  

#5  May not have changed anything for the Dems in their war against Bushitler McChimplerburton, but I dare say it has affected Zarky's outlook considerably.

Zarqawi was a monster and the world is a better place for his passing. Civilized people everywhere should be passing out candy and having gun sex.
Posted by: SteveS   2006-06-09 12:00  

#4  True enough. But Kerry laid his liberal cards on the table a long time ago. If he crept to center now, everyone would see it for what it is. Hillary's got a lot more wiggle room.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-09 11:56  

#3  John Kerry is also a presidential candidate, and his response was substantively closer to Pelosi, if his language was more measured.

Clinton has been consistent in her approach to foreign policy and the middle east since she emerged on the national scene. Now maybe that was always calculated - you can say that about any politician.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2006-06-09 11:48  

#2  Pelosi's a partisan hack, and Hill's a Presidential candidate. I think the differences in rhetoric here have nothing to do with core beliefs, but in political positioning.
Posted by: mcsegeek1   2006-06-09 11:28  

#1  "June 8, 2006

Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on al Zarkawi

"As a leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al Zarkawi was responsible for despicable attacks that claimed the lives of too many Iraqis and Americans. I saw firsthand the terrible consequences of Zarqawi's terrorist network when Bill, Chelsea and I visited the hotel ballroom in Amman, Jordan last November where Zarqawi's followers had detonated a bomb at a wedding party, killing and wounding innocent people. We owe our thanks to our men and women in uniform and others in Iraq who have been fighting Zarqawi and other insurgents and who are responsible for today's success.

I hope that this will be a blow to the insurgency in Iraq and affords an opportunity for the new Iraqi government to build on this success and provide greater security and stability for the Iraqi people"



Let the contrast between Pelosi and Clinton be duely noted.
Posted by: liberalhawk   2006-06-09 11:19  

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