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Afghanistan
Kerry: too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan
2009-10-18
It's always too soon for Senator Surrender.
WASHINGTON -- With Afghanistan's election crisis deepening, Sen. John Kerry says it would be irresponsible for the U.S. to consider sending additional troops to the region at this time.
What's irresponsible, Jahwn, is for us to leave our soldiers in the field without the means and support they need to do the job they were sent to do.
In taped remarks, Kerry said it would be misguided to have a troop buildup to achieve a mission of "good governance" when the election is not yet finished.
What would he know about 'good governance'? He's from Massachusetts for crying out loud ...
Kerry, who unfortunately chairs the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was in Kabul on Saturday.

Kerry spoke on CNN's "State of the Union," which airs Sunday.

In a separate interview to be broadcast Sunday on CBS' "Face the Nation," Kerry said: I don't see how President Obama can make a decision about the committing of our additional forces or even the further fulfillment of our mission that's here today without an adequate government in place or knowledge about what that government's going to be."
Posted by:Steve White

#12  ION TOPIX > ALIVEV: AZER ARMY MUST BE READY TO FREE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES [read, Nagorno-Karabah].
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2009-10-18 23:54  

#11  Kerry: too soon to send more troops to Afghanistan,

Because we still have a few left alive?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2009-10-18 20:40  

#10  If only kerry had some shame in him we would never hear from him again.
Posted by: Hellfish   2009-10-18 12:35  

#9  What's irresponsible, Jahwn, is for us to leave our soldiers in the field without the means and support they need to do the job they were sent to do.

Truth shines through!

I don't see how President Obama can make a decision about the committing of our additional forces unless he reads the frigging plan! There fixed.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2009-10-18 11:26  

#8  Hey John F. Kerry, how about that DDE 214?
Posted by: bman   2009-10-18 11:05  

#7  We must listen to Kerry. After all, he knows about combat. He won a Silver Star! And 3!!!! Purple Hearts. /sarcasm
Of course, after he was released from active duty (but NOT from the Navy), he treated with the enemy. Which in the good old days used to be called treason.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-10-18 10:57  

#6  John F Kerry of Winter Soldier Investigation fame--an expert in all matters pertaining to war everything big and small.
Posted by: JohnQC   2009-10-18 10:34  

#5  Sounds to me like Jawn is still trying to re-enact his glory days.

Watching home movies just doesn't seem to cut it anymore.

He (and a lot of the rest of the crew) would like nothing better than another 'vietnam' style retreat.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2009-10-18 09:42  

#4  The Dems didn't like the Diem elections, either, did they? So we got a better President installed in South Vietnam.

That's prolly what Big Jahwn is thinkin',following the Vietnam model.
Posted by: Bobby at the Kids Place in Texas   2009-10-18 09:22  

#3  ...without an adequate government in place

He is aware that Afghanistan just had an election, right?
Posted by: Raj   2009-10-18 08:14  

#2  He'd be better at it were he really French, newc. He's only semi-French on one side, and due to an unusual education. I wonder if the Kennedy cousins didn't want him around? I'm not aware that any of the real Kennedys went abroad for school. 'Course, it's not something I actually pay attention to...
Posted by: trailing wife   2009-10-18 00:58  

#1  Aww you stupid french man. Shut up already. You know nothing. In fact far more nothing than the nothings in office now.
Posted by: newc   2009-10-18 00:11  

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