Posted on 07/05/2007 3:00:26 PM PDT by tobyhill
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici on Thursday joined a growing chorus of Republicans who are calling for a change in course in U.S. military strategy in Iraq -- sooner rather than later.
Domenici, R-N.M., said he supports a bipartisan Senate bill that would create conditions that could allow for a drawdown of U.S. combat forces in Iraq by next March. The bill, based on recommendations released six months ago by an independent study group, would make the group's 79 recommendations the policy of the United States.
"I do not support an immediate withdrawal from Iraq or a reduction in funding for our troops or a reduction in funding for our troops," Domenici said. "But I do support a new strategy that will move our troops out of combat operations and on the path to coming home."
President Bush has been losing GOP support for his decision in January to send 30,000 extra troops to Iraq to secure Baghdad and Anbar. Last weekend, the president called for patience as U.S. forces conduct stepped-up operations.
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These people are idiots; this is why I no longer give a red cent to the RNC...I will pick and chose who gets my money. Pete must be up for reelection and isn’t willing to stand up for our country and our troops as he fears the old media who has sided with the terrorists.
I’m beyond disgusted with the weakness of the republicans; they haven’t a clue about what is really going on in the war. It makes me sick; I guess Pete wanted some air time on Meet the Depressed with Fat Dim, Hate the Nation with Bob Schieffer .
I sent him an email and let him know exactly how I feel about his cut and run and desire to turn Iraq over to the terrorists. Fools....all of them!
I sent him one too.
Every one of them is a disgrace and will go down in American history as such. GOP—Grand Old Party—has almost literal traitors in it’s ranks, and why doesn’t the RNC do something about this situation in an official capacity.
It's been two weeks since we started the surge and we're making progress, so now's the time to wave the white flag!
Here's a list of "Republicans" being targeted by the lefties provided by Freeper gridlock;
“Iraq Summer” Targets:
Arizona: Representative Rick Renzi (1).
Delaware: Representative Michael Castle (1).
Iowa: Senator Chuck Grassley and Representative Tom Latham (4).
Illinois: Representatives Mark Kirk (10), Timothy Johnson (15) and Ray LaHood (18)
Maine: Senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
Michigan: Representatives Vernon Ehlers (3), Fred Upton (6), Timothy Walberg (7), Mike Rogers (8) Candice Miller (10) and Thaddeus McCotter (11).
Minnesota: Senator Norm Coleman and Representatives Jim Ramstad (3) and Michele Bachmann (6).
Nevada: Representatives Dean Heller (2) and Jon Porter (3).
New Hampshire: Senator John Sununu.
New Jersey: Representatives Chris Smith (4) and Michael Ferguson (7)
New Mexico: Senator Pete Domenici and Representative Heather Wilson (1).
New York: Representatives Jim Walsh (25) and Randy Kuhl (29)
Ohio: Senator George Voinovich and Representatives Steven LaTourette (14) and Deborah Pryce (15).
Pennsylvania: Senator Arlen Specter and Representatives Phil English (3), Jim Gerlach (6), Charles Dent (15), Tim Murphy (18) and Todd Platts (19).
Virginia: Senator John Warner and Representatives Thelma Drake (2), Frank Wolf (10) and Tom Davis (11)
These guys are looking for an artificial timetable and an artificial troop strength.
The better path is to define your goal, and let the goal determine your troop strength and time tables.
A minimal goal should be to deny that geography to the terror-masters. A secondary goal should be to establish a relatively humane government, strong and stable enough to deny that geography to the terror-masters.
Anything less is slow-motion surrender.
LOL.. You’re kidding right? 3600 dead US soldiers and all we have is an oil law?
Keep polishing that turd. It still won’t shine.
TY, I’m getting tired of going to the Government website. If the list gets too big I just won’t even go to the polls.
ooh! Now I want to support Repulicans. They can call for defeat as well as a white flag Democrat. Yay!
Point me to the nearest RNC office so I write out a check to keep good ‘ol RINO’s like Domenici in office!
Atta boy! What courage on display here. What leadership command he possesses. Worthy of comparison to Washington, Lincoln, Truman and Ike. that is, if they were cowards that allowed the NYT’s or comparable papers to set the tone of debate on a war.
You mean Bush has reaped what he’s sown. Cheney should go in and take over the Oval by force, or just ask George to go out to play while he does the job. Iraq could have been won so easily, now it’s harder and every Senator-—dim and GOP-—share the blame for caving in to politics during wartime.
Tell me what you expect in a 2 year old Democracy? Be specific now.
You might consider where we are. Boots on the ground requires overwhelming force to defeat, disarm, control and occupy the enemy [ala WW II]. We didn’t muster enough troops to do that. In their absence, all options are on the table. Unless, of course, it’s in its last throes, then we can keep the troops slogging along the mined roads.
So, a buncha losers standing on a street corner is now a “chorus?”
There may only one political party left standing in "08"
The election year "12" could be interesting.
Domenici has been a disgrace since 1995 when he declared the Contract With America null and void in the Senate.
The GOP again follows the well-worn script they have followed for YEARS!
1) The going, on anything, get hard.
2) Democrats and their MSM support network scream mercilessly.
3) Republicans RUN like scared children for cover and surrender, thus supporting the Democrat’s specious claims.
4) Democrats win the issue by default, and not based upon facts.
I too am sick and tired of cowardly Republicans and will no longer support the Party as a whole. I am sick and tired that there are precious few Republicans have ANY courage EVER to stand against the Democrats and MSM. Why is it that Democrats can make outrageous lies and issues out of nothing and ALWAYS carry the day and win the debate despite consistently being WRONG.
I’m done.
36 years in Congress is much much too long for anyone. Time to send Domenici home, wherever that might be. (I’m not sure New Mexico gives a damn where the old geezer goes). Following him should be Lott and Warner. And a congress without the old groaner from Alaska would be a welcome change. Time to clean house.
Good Lord, thank you for NOT having these "men" in charge of our war effort during World War II.
For whatever his faults, Lord, thanks for the guts of Harry Truman and Franklin Roosevelt, who decided the defeat of totalitarians in Germany and Japan and Italy was the MISSION of our nation, and that unless we beat them--even if we had to temporarily make nice with other bad guys like the Soviets--the world their grandchildren of the 21st century would be a much darker one!
THINK ABOUT IT, FOLKS!
If we didn't have grandpas and grandmas with GUTS and DETERMINATION, the world we'd have now could likely be one ruled by a protege/successor of Hiter....
When I think of the PANSIES we have in government now, it makes me SICK to think of the world we'll give our grandchildren: one where if terrorists KEEP FIGHTING US FOR A LONG LONG TIME, we pull out and give up.
Hell, by that time we may not HAVE a nation to defend....the kids will be required to go down and watch the beheadings and the "re-educated" go through their drills down at the local soccer pitch.
I really would hate to see your reaction to the death counts of WWII, where this “turd” of a number was surpassed daily, and in some cases, hourly.
And, in Hitler’s case, he didn’t do a single thing to us, or pose a threat to us....or had anything to do with 9-11....yet, we did the right thing.
Written like a true Kamikaze Conservative. Let a liberal or illegal alien vote for you. Shame!
I’m getting sick and tired of thinking I’m voting for a Conservative then getting stuck with a RINO.
Well other than declaring war on the US, that is.
LOSER!
Saddam declared war on the US three times after the first Gulf War and firing at our jets performing legal duties is a direct declaration of war.
Exactly, this war was nothing more than a continuation of the First Gulf War, which never officially ended. It was an Armistice, and Saddam violated the terms of said Armistice, therefore the invasion of Iraq was perfectly justified.
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