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2006-04-06 Iraq

US should set two deadlines leading to Iraq pullout: John Kerry

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Posted by Steve White 2006-04-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Its great that he lost.
Now just get lost Kerry.

Posted by 3dc 2006-04-06 00:29|| 2006-04-06 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 John Kerry has a terrible problem with deadlines.

Posted by badanov 2006-04-06 00:43|| http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl]">[http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl] 2006-04-06 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Just tell the Iraqis what MacArthur told the post-WW2 Japanese, in paraphrase - either work together to govern yourselves and your new democracy, or I'll make the decisions for you and govern Japan by myself wid the US Army. The Japs quickly got their act together, the people demo and famously elected a hooker, and the rest is history.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-04-06 02:47|| 2006-04-06 02:47|| Front Page Top

#4 So John Kerry is a hooker? Makes sense because he whores himself out so much.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2006-04-06 07:05|| 2006-04-06 07:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Orwell gave us "Freedom is slavery!"

Then we got "Dissent is patriotic!"

Now, "Let's get tough by retreating!"

Posted by Mike 2006-04-06 07:12|| 2006-04-06 07:12|| Front Page Top

#6 This is the most logical I have seen Sen. Kerry. On count 1, "Iraqi leaders so far have responded only to deadlines ...", I think he's right (isn't that true of most of us?.
Second, he implies, but does not state explicitly, that the Iraqi leaders would/should not want us to withdraw our troops immediately - such that the threat of doing so under a deadline would push them to resolve their political impasse; again, I suspect he's right. (This was probably the basic message taken to Baghdad by Rice and Straw last week.)
It's only when he demands a schedule for withdrawing troops by year end (schedule by year end or withdrawal by year end?) that I think he's wrong; I think the administration position there is clear and correct - 'circumstances will determine the schedule, and here are the broad circumstantial requirements.'
All-in-all, this is a less Kerry-ish statement than usual, and may be indicating a move a bit toward the center by either Kerry himself or the Democrat party.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2006-04-06 08:04|| 2006-04-06 08:04|| Front Page Top

#7 All-in-all, this is a less Kerry-ish statement than usual, and may be indicating a move a bit toward the center by either Kerry himself or the Democrat party.

The only reason why leftists like Kerry "move toward the center" during a war is for the purpose of killing more Americans.

Posted by badanov 2006-04-06 09:43|| http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl]">[http://www.freefirezone.org/cgi-bin/index.pl] 2006-04-06 09:43|| Front Page Top

#8 Every time he opens his mouth, another turd falls out.
Who appointed him God?

Posted by newc">newc 2006-04-06 11:12|| 2006-04-06 11:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Kerry is wrong. As Khalilzad said, this culture has a different sense of time than we do. Progress on negotiations that makes folks like us, who actually pay retail, impatient, is forward movement in a society of bazaar merchants. The fact that it takes 5 months, does NOT prove they wont come to a deal in month 6.

But thats not only a criticism of Kerry. Its a criticism of EVERYONE who looks at the region without making allowance for cultural differences, and who judge them accordingly.

Posted by liberalhawk 2006-04-06 11:57|| 2006-04-06 11:57|| Front Page Top

#10 Iraqi politicians should be told that they have until May 15 to put together an effective unity government or we will immediately withdraw our military.

Even coming from John Kerry, the stupidity of this statement is stunning. Has he given any thought whatsoever to the consequences of doing that???

No matter what excuse we were to give for picking up our marbles and going home, both friend and foe alike would see our departure for precisely what it is: an admission of defeat.

Moreover, it would be Mogadishu writ large: it would be taken as proof positive that Osama bin Laden was absolutely right about America when he inferred, from our bugging out of Somalia, that we no longer have the stomach for a long fight; that we are a weak-willed, irresolute paper tiger; and that Islam WILL win in the long run because the West has lost its nerve and the will to survive.

I cannot imagine ANYTHING that would encourage our enemies more.

God have mercy on us if we ever allow these feckless dingalings in the Democratic Party back in power.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2006-04-06 12:16|| 2006-04-06 12:16|| Front Page Top

#11 And yet another reason why the democrats will never return to power unless they clean up their act.

Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-06 12:39|| 2006-04-06 12:39|| Front Page Top

#12 Why not 3 deadlines? Or 4? Or 5? Or 6? Or...
JFnK considers this "thinking outside the box".

Posted by tu3031 2006-04-06 13:48|| 2006-04-06 13:48|| Front Page Top

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