Posted on 06/12/2006 10:57:54 AM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., will this week introduce legislation to pull the majority of U.S. troops out of Iraq by the end of 2006, his office announced.
Kerry will offer an amendment to the 2007 defense authorization bill.
The recent trend in Iraq has been to increase rather than decrease American troops. Earlier this month the U.S. military announced that 3,500 troops -- two battalions of a brigade that was being held in Kuwait as a back up force -- had been deployed to Anbar province, the heart of the insurgency. Those battalions joined another that had already been called forward to Baghdad.
Kerry's amendment would hinge on establishing a schedule with the Iraqi government.
"This will legitimize the new Iraqi government, enable the Iraqis to become more self-reliant, and undermine support for the insurgency," the announcement from his office said.
Under Kerry's plan, not all U.S. troops would leave Iraq. Those "essential to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces would remain," the announcement said.
The United States would maintain presence in the region "to prosecute the war on terror and protect regional security interests."
Finally, his amendment will call on President George W. Bush to convene a summit including the new Iraqi government, leaders of the governments of each country bordering Iraq, representatives of the Arab League, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the governments of each permanent member of the United Nations Security Council to reach reach an agreement on Iraq's fundamental political challenges -- whether and how the country will be federalized along geographic lines, how oil revenues are to be divided, what to do about sectarian militias, security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance and border security, Kerry's office said.
He really does want to reprise his success in helping to defeat America in Vietnam. It's how he got his start in politics, it's his claim to fame.
"Wheres is the STFU cartoon"
Are you talking about this link?
http://www.stfu.se/stfuse.swf
Kerry, just like you didn't go to Cambodia, you didn't go to the White House either.
I thought it was her chin.
It's high time for him to f___ off!
I am convinced that God directed the good American people and the Swifties to beat this gigilo and traitor into the ground. And he's still demented enough to think he can determine when we leave Iraq. Hey, sKerry, we have a President and his name is President George W. Bush!
Its the bottom of the 9th, She swings.... oh baby that ones outta here, home run.
it is pretty ironic kerry has finally stated what he would do about things that are facing all of us,and thanks to the msm he never had to take a position on any issue .
what a jerk
"Under Kerry's plan, not all U.S. troops would leave Iraq. Those "essential to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces would remain," the announcement said."
Let me translate this:
Under Kerry's plan, Iraqi's and U.S. troops would be sitting ducks.
FU John Kerry and the horse's ass party that you mounted for the ride.
You mean this assh*le is FINALLY going to author a bill in the Senate.
************************************************************************* Peace Proposal of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Viet Nam, July 1, 1971 (Substitute Iraq and 2006)
1. Regarding the deadline for the total withdrawal of U.S. forces.
The U.S. Government must put an end to its war of aggression in Viet Nam IRAQ, stop its policy of "Vietnamization IRAQIZATION" of the war, withdraw from South Viet Nam all troops, military personnel, weapons, and war materials of the United States and of the other foreign countries in the U.S. camp, and dismantle all U.S. bases in South Viet Nam, without posing any condition whatsoever.
The U.S. Government must set a terminal date for the withdrawal from South Viet Nam IRAQ of the totality of U.S. forces and those of the other foreign countries in the U.S. camps.
If the U.S. Government sets a terminal date for the withdrawal from South Viet Nam IRAQ in 1971 2006 of the totality of U.S. forces and those of the other foreign countries in the U.S. camp, the parties will at the same time agree on the modalities:
Have to steal that one from you!!!
I can't believe that the Dems are really this stupid.This is a gift to Republicans in the House and the Senate.
The Kerry Cut and Run Bill
Has a certain ring to it.
John Hanoi Effing Kerry has me confused.
Confused with someone who gives a sh!t what he thinks or does.
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