Heeeeeeers Chuckie!
Posted on 12/12/2005 5:48:20 PM PST by smoothsailing
Democrat Demands Examination of 'Failures' in Iraq
By Susan Jones
CNSNews.com Senior Editor
December 12, 2005
(CNSNews.com) -- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has asked President Bush to immediately appoint a "senior delegation of distinguished retired military leaders" who would travel to Iraq, assess the capability of Iraqi troops, and report back to Congress and the American people.
In a letter to the president, dated Sunday, Schumer suggested that former U.S. military leaders "should go to Iraq to make a first hand assessment about why the president's troop training plan is not going well." According to a press release from Schumer's office, reports indicate there is only a single Iraqi battalion out of 97 that is ready to fight on its own in Iraq.
The press release said Schumer's goal in sending the retired military officers to Iraq is to "examine the failures in [Iraqi] troop training and deployment." Schumer noted that the "lynchpin" in President Bush's plan for victory is training enough Iraqi troops so they can stand up as U.S. forces stand down - "so it is critical to know what is going wrong," he said.
"A distinguished delegation of former military leaders like General Tommy Franks, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and Secretary Colin Powell should be sent by the President to report back to the American public as soon as possible so we can fix these serious problems," Schumer added.
Schumer's request to examine the "failures" in Iraqi troop training comes in the same week that Iraq is holding critical elections for a new National Assembly, which will govern Iraq for the next four years.
Early voting began on Monday, for Iraqis in hospitals, military camps and prisons; on Tuesday, Iraqi voters living outside the country may cast their ballots. Election Day for most other Iraqis is Thursday, Dec. 15. On Monday, President Bush was traveling to Philadelphia to deliver another speech defending his administration's strategy in Iraq.
Press reports said the president is delivering the speech in Philadelphia, the birthplace of the U.S. Constitution, to remind Americans that the path to democracy in the U.S. had its share of difficulties, too.
Rep. John Murtha, a Pennsylvania Democrat, said he would respond to Bush's speech on Monday. Murtha galvanized Democrats several weeks ago, when he called for an immediate U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. He hasn't changed his mind.
"I've finally come to the conclusion that we've become the enemy, and that there's no alternative" to pulling troops out, Murtha said Sunday on the CBS program "Face the Nation."
"Every day we're there, we inadvertently kill people. ... That makes enemies," Murtha said.
Politicians from both parties have accused each other of politicizing the war.
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Sorry if this has been posted elsewhere, this quote just stood out.
Dear Chuck,
Bite me.
Love, "W"
Chuckie has already rendered a conclusion, why bother with an examination ...
...Even after congress voted 403 to 3 NOT to pull troops out of Iraq, (A Fact I never see reported anywhere from the MSM) this sillyassed, looney, LOSER still trumpets his asinine call!
You have to forgive Chuckie. There's no cameras around so he has to get some publicity with press releases
Heeeeeeers Chuckie!
I suggest before we invest in all the travel expense, we send a smaller, less distinguished, panel to Schumer's office to investigate the "evidence" he used to claim "problems" and "failure". If no such evidence exists, then it stands to reason that nobody needs to waste their time traveling to Iraq. We simply need to unscrew the poor Senator's thinking.
I wonder if the administration has the guts to respond to this silly Senator along these lines.
Run out of illegally obtained credit reports to check, Chuckie?
Chuck, shut up. You and your Democratic cohorts haven't made a positive contribution to the war on terror in four years. Just can the sniping, and maybe the war in Iraq will be over sooner.
dang Chucky....
Are you attempting to see if you can get these people killed? We know how terrible the situation is, per Demonrats.
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A distinguished delegation of former military leaders like
General Tommy Franks, General Norman Schwarzkopf, and
Secretary Colin Powell should be sent by the President to
report back to the American public as soon as possible so
we can fix these serious problems," Schumer added.
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I know people from NY and they aren't so stupid as to elect his guy. The vote counting is NY has to be "bent".
General Abizaid: The insurgency is in four of 18 provinces in Iraq, not all 18. ... Iraq now has over 200,000 soldiers/police under arms and growing. They are starting to eclipse the US/coalition forces. Their casualty rate is more than double that of the US. There are more than 70,000 soldiers under the moderate government in Afghanistan and growing.... 2006 will be a transition year in Iraq and that will see the Iraqi forces take much more of the mission from the US forces
Bite me
Love,"W"
A perfect note for W to send along to Chuckie, attached to a Putrid Bouquet of Tokyo Roses
But upChuck's roomie, "Little Dick" Turdbin might get jealous.
"Murtha galvanized Democrats several weeks ago, when he called for an immediate U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. He hasn't changed his mind."
Murthra galvanized them all right! Led the Dems into a strategic , political trap of disasterous proportions.
The American public has seen the true CUT AND RUN Demo-dimmitude colors.
Thanks Muthra. Karl Rove couldn't haver done a better job.
( W: He's doing a heck of a job!)
Victory is soooooooo sweet.
Galvanize a Liberal today! You will not regret it!
Take heed RINOs!
If the second coming of Jesus Christ were to happen while Chucky was mowing his lawn, he would be cussing at the crab grass he was in the process of mowing.
Last I knew his former employees were getting some high priced legal help at drastically reduced prices.
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