Posted on 07/07/2005 4:23:57 PM PDT by Libloather
Boxer criticizes Iraq war in SF speech
'Our troops deserve more,' senator says
Bay City News
Wednesday, July 6, 2005
Sen. Barbara Boxer offered a major foreign policy speech on the war in Iraq before hundreds of her constituents in San Francisco today.
The situation in Iraq is spiraling out of control, she said, and the pool of people willing to fight in the insurgency against American troop presence there seems bottomless.
She described herself as "distressed, angry and frustrated'' over the continuing unrest in Iraq and the mounting death toll with no apparent end in sight.
"Iraq was a war of choice, not a war of necessity,'' she said.
"We have no idea, none, how long the administration plans to be in Iraq,'' she said.
"When we see this next generation coming along ... we owe them everything that we have in us to leave them a better world,'' Boxer said.
**SNIP**
President George Bush's administration "took its eye off the ball'' when it shifted its focus from finding Osama bin Laden to waging a pre-emptive war against Iraq, she said.
As Bush's reasons for the war have changed, the mission has become ever more ambiguous, she said.
"That mission is a guarantee of a never-ending cycle of violence,'' she said, as America's military presence there seems to be a magnet for recruits for the insurgency.
The insurgency now numbers anywhere from 12,000 to 50,000 fighters, she said.
"The insurgents are winning the propaganda wars now,'' she said.
"Terrorism is a result of this war,'' Boxer said, amid applause at the Commonwealth Club of California-sponsored speech at the Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel.
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Sen. Boxer Calls For Iraq Timetable
POSTED: 4:40 pm PDT July 6, 2005
U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer says President George W. Bush needs to give the public a timeline for pulling out of Iraq.
Boxer spoke about U.S. foreign policy at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco.
She says the U.S.'s top priority should be providing better training for Iraqi soldiers and securing Iraq's borders to stop the flow of insurgents.
She also thinks the American public deserves to know the future of U.S. involvement in Iraq.
Boxer says the U.S. should also work to provide better healthcare for troops returning from Iraq.
It's a damn shame that we couldn't have come up with a candidate last year who could have KNOCKED OUT the Blathering Boxer!
Semper Fi,
Kelly
I have two words for the good Senatrix from California and the second one is "you".
Wow, Boxer and I finally found something we agree on. I think they deserve more too....
Respect, support and not being undermined by the likes of her for example.
Hey Babs, honey, when are you going to ask for a timetable or exit strategy for Bosnia? Remember, Clinton's War?
Think I need to write her a little ol' letter asking her that.
I guess she missed the news today.
"douche box,.. er.. um.. bag!"
wow, bad timing award goes to Babs!
Yep, Democrats have to stop bringing up National Defense as an issue or they will continue getting slaughtered at the elections. One of the main reasons President Bush won reelection because security moms trusted Bush more to protect her kids than flip-floping Kerry.
Boxer, come try this tripe down here. Instead of sticking to the sucking holes that are infested with the most extreme of liberals, come visit the real people you represent. The ones who flood your office lines every single time you open your damn trap.
Come speak to the people you work for, explain your actions. If you dare.
Dear Barbara: Shut up. And tell your loathesome Democratic supporters to shut up, as well.
I hear ya! Please someone make her shut up!
Urrrp!!
Did you notice those strong statements of support for Britain coming from the Democrats today? I didn't either.
Boxer, carrying the fight for the terrorists stateside. POS
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