Senator calls for US Iraq pullout (Robert Byrd )

Agence France-Presse ^ | 4/7/04 | correspondents in Washington

[Jewels1091]

A SENIOR US senator today called for the United States to withdraw from Iraq in the wake of a recent surge in violence and mounting military casualties there.

"The harsh reality is this: one year after the fall of Baghdad, the United States should not be casting about for a formula to bring additional US troops to Iraq," said West Virginia Democrat senator Robert Byrd on the floor of the US Senate..

"The United States should instead be working toward an exit strategy.".

Byrd made his comments as US troops battled uprisings in Sunni and Shi'ite sections of Iraq - military operations deemed by many experts to be the riskiest since the fall of Baghdad..

In one of the most recent attacks, US forces overnight bombed a mosque compound in the Iraq city of Fallujah after US troops had been targeted by gunfire coming from the building. .

Byrd laid blame for the recent US troop casualties resulting from the spiralling violence at the doorstep of US President George W Bush..

"The President sent these men and women into Iraq, and it is his responsibility to develop a strategy to extricate them from that troubled country, before their losses become intolerable," he said..

"America needs a road map out of Iraq."

[Jewels1091]

I have to give McCain credit, he can to the floor and blasted Byrd and Kennedy! Too bad they probably weren't listening.

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[Vermonter]

"America needs a road map out of Iraq."

Byrd needs a roadmap out of the Senate. He's an embarassment to the entire body.

[zook]

Byrd is a coward. Hence the sheet.

[Young Rhino]

From white hood to white flag, this senile coot needs to be given the boot.

[xrp]

A SENIOR US senator today called for the United States to withdraw from Iraq in the wake of a recent surge in violence and mounting military casualties there.

Why don't these guys ever call for the withdrawl from most major American cities in light of the civilian casualties there?

City	Population	2001	2002	% change	2002 as of
New York	8,008,278	643	536	-16.6%	Dec. 8
Los Angeles	3,694,820	587	627	6.8%	Dec. 7
Chicago	2,896,016	666	600	-9.9%	Dec. 8
Houston	1,953,631	267	242	-9.4%	Dec. 8
Philadelphia	1,517,550	309	274	-11.3%	Dec. 10
Phoenix	1,321,045	207	197	-4.8%	Oct. 31
San Diego	1,223,400	51	38	-25.5%	Oct. 31
Dallas	1,188,580	240	171	-28.8%	Dec. 10
San Antonio	1,144,646	100	87	-13%	Oct. 30
Detroit	951,270	395	403	2.0%	Dec. 10
San Jose, Calif.	894,943	22	25	13.6%	Nov. 30
Indianapolis	791,926	112	110	-1.8%	Nov. 25
San Francisco	776,733	64	67	4.7%	Dec. 6
Jacksonville	735,617	75	82	9.3%	Nov. 30
Columbus, Ohio	711,470	81	76	-6.2%	Dec. 11
Austin	656,562	28	24	-14.3%	Nov. 30
Baltimore	651,154	256	241	-5.9%	Dec. 10
Memphis	650,100	158	157	-0.6%	Dec. 10
Washington	572,059	233	246	5.6%	Dec. 11
Miami	362,470	66	60	-9.1%	Nov. 30

[Loyal Buckeye]

I would guess the Grand Poobah's speech was a little shaky.

The Rats are despicable in undercutting the support for our troops who are risking their lives to bring needed change to the cesspool in Iraq..

[Jewels1091]

Can you thik of how you would feel if your senator was kennedy and you heard what he said about iraq while you were putting your life on the line???? Wonder if kennedy will get any mail on this?

[Right_in_Virginia]

"America needs a road map out of Iraq."

American needs a road map leading away from Sen. Byrd!!!

[Steven W.]

who's the man behind that sheet?

[DoctorMichael]

Robert: STFU you senile old bastard.

[hollywood]

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain wearing the hood under the sheet who uses the n-word"

[Toespi]

"The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons...." - Sen. Robert Byrd (D, WV), Oct. 3, 2002

[Spruce]

"[I will] never submit to fight beneath that banner [the American flag] with a Negro by my side. Rather would I die a thousand times, and see Old Glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again, than to see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen from the wilds."

1947 letter by Robert Byrd.

[Nanny7]

"The United States should instead be working toward an exit strategy.".

i'm waiting for Sen. Byrd to suggest an "exit strategy" from terrorism. this isn't about Iraq, it's about WWIII and the global war on terror.

[Eala]

Byrd needs a roadmap out of the Senate. He's an embarassment to the entire body.

Aid and comfort to the enemy...

[andy58-in-nh]

"America needs a road map out of Iraq."

Senator Byrd just wants to make sure the road is named after him. After all, what good is $87 billion if you can't get an eight-lane highway in Nowhere, West Virginia out of it?

[Toespi]

My oh my, how the worm turns!

[NRA2BFree]

Kennedy and Byrd are a couple of old fools. They are an embarrassment to themselves. It's way past time for them to join their grandfathers. ;-)

[Prince Charles]

"The harsh reality is this: one year after the fall of Baghdad, the United States should not be casting about for a formula to bring additional US troops to Iraq," said West Virginia Democrat senator Robert Byrd on the floor of the US Senate.. "The United States should instead be working toward an exit strategy.".

Maybe we should send Byrd over there to negotiate this... after all, the towelheads appreciate men who also wear white sheets on their head.