Be Ever Vigilant!
Posted on 02/20/2006 6:08:22 AM PST by AZRepublican
WASHINGTON -- After months of trying unsuccessfully to develop a common message on the war in Iraq, Democratic Party leaders are beginning to coalesce around a broad plan to begin a quick withdrawal of US troops and install them elsewhere in the region, where they could respond to emergencies in Iraq and help fight terrorism in other countries.
The concept, dubbed ''strategic redeployment," is outlined in a slim, nine-page report coauthored by a former Reagan administration assistant Defense secretary, Lawrence J. Korb, in the fall. It sets a goal of a phased troop withdrawal that would take nearly all US troops out of Iraq by the end of 2007, although many Democrats disagree on whether troop draw-downs should be tied to a timeline.
Howard Dean, Democratic National Committee chairman, has endorsed Korb's paper and begun mentioning it in meetings with local Democratic groups. In addition, the study's concepts have been touted by the senator assigned to bring Democrats together on Iraq -- Jack Reed of Rhode Island -- and the report has been circulated among all senators by Senator Dianne Feinstein, an influential moderate Democrat from California.
The party remains divided on some points, including how much detail to include in a party-produced document, fearful of giving too much fodder for attacks by Republicans.
(Excerpt) Read more at boston.com ...
Exactly.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) Authorization.--The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
And thanks go to them for making it a ridiculous one that most Americans will oppose.
Be Ever Vigilant!
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American Troop withdrawal and cutting off all funding for the then Free South Vietnamese to fight for their own Freedom with gave us:
Pictures of a vietnamese Re-Education Camp
http://www.Freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1308949/posts
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That's right you traitorous moonbats, mendacity is all that you're capable of!
Bring it to the floor for an up or down vote tomorrow.
Whatever the Republicans are paying Howard Dean to be the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, it isn't enough.
You dingbats..we will start pulling them soon anyway.
The folks that voted these DemoRats into office and return the same kind of folks with the mindset of certifiable nut-cases election cycle after election cycle(RINOs included) are the real culprits and should be restrained for being so gullible or just plain stupid by nature,(a must and a naturally occurring internal dysfunction of all brain dead DemButts).
Yet another knife in the open and festering sores of any Democrat lurkers.
This is a stupid idea by the Dems that they developed entirely for their own political benefit. If all our troops are pulled out of Iraq to neighboring countries, there will immediately be an "emergency" in Iraq and they will have to move right back in and rebuild their camps. Another stupid, irresponsible, totally political proposal from the democRATs.
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In the first moments of our new War on Terror in New York City...
...there was one man who did NOT quickly pull out.
...Instead he stayed to make sure his 3,000 Morgan Stanley employees were outta there at the World Trade Center...
...before Tower II came crashing down on him.
The Man Who Predicted 911: RICK RESCORLA, ..R.I.P.
http://www.RickRescorla.com
http://www.armchairgeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=24361
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They are truly a buncha maroons.
Just like gelatin - translucent, shapeless, and repulsive. To paraphrase Osama bin Laden, if people have to choose between a strong horse and a jackass, they'll choose the strong horse.
This sounds like the existing Administration plan....
As the Iraqis stand up, we will stand down. By the end of 2007, the Iraqis should have sufficient military and police force to pacify their country.
We will keep a reserve of 50,000 or so...These will be Air Force, Special Forces, Logistics and Quick Reaction forces. We will also have several groups there ("Military Administration", Army and Marines) developing language and cultural skills to better aide us in the Arab world.
If Korb is purposing this to get the Dems on board and to take the war off the 2006 election, then it is a smart democratic move. Howard Dean would be smart to jump on this proposal, even though it is no different that what the Admin is currently attempting to do.
Thanks for the ping!
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