Posted on 12/02/2005 8:30:52 AM PST by ncountylee
Former President Bill Clinton endorses the idea of drawing down U.S. troops in Iraq, but warns setting a specific timetable for the removal of troops before Dec. 15 would disrupt the upcoming Iraqi elections.
"I think that we shouldn't set a deadline before these parliamentary elections," Clinton said in an interview last night on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360. "We should do it after they constitute a parliament, and in consultation with the Iraqis, based on their capacity. I think that, obviously, they have to learn to defend themselves. But we don't want to do anything right now. It seems to me that discourages people from participating in the elections and encourages the continuing insurgency."
The former president suggested that when the U.S. does begin the drawdown process it should reconfigure military operations to "provide greater strike force capacity and greater intelligence capacity" to support the new Iraqi government. Clinton said he would favor relocating these troops to the Kurdish controlled areas or some other place in Iraq "where they'd be safe." His comments mirror those made by his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-New York), in a letter to supporters earlier this week. Sen. Clinton criticized President Bush on his handling of Iraq and said he needs to "present us with a plan for finishing this war with success and honor."
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CNN, what ELSE do you expect!
...something,since she was the first woman president,her hubby didn't have the spine to take care of in 92,96,98,00...
Doogle
How can anyone listen to the Second worst President in our history, Carter is first and Clinton is second.
Hey Bill, SHUT UP !!
And where did Yosepf flee to???
We have a president, Bill. He doesn't need your advice or opinions.
It's NOT only CNN... it's MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NBC, PBS and every major newspaper in America. The socialist MSM is the major reason for the leftward(secular-socialist) shift in this nation.
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