Posted on 12/26/2006 9:45:05 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Biden vows to fight any Iraq troop boost
By ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press Writer 20 minutes ago
Sen. Joseph Biden (news, bio, voting record), the incoming chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he will fight President Bush if the administration decides to send more U.S. troops to Iraq.
He also warned that if congressional Republicans do not join him in speaking out against Bush that they — not Democrats — will suffer in the 2008 elections.
"I just think it's the absolute wrong strategy," Biden said Tuesday of an increase in troops.
Bush is scrubbing his options in Iraq, after Republicans lost control of Congress in the Nov. 7 elections and an independent bipartisan panel determined Bush's plan was dangerously off track. The Iraq Study Group, led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton, concluded that the U.S. could pull combat troops out of Iraq by early next year. The few troops left behind would be tasked with advising Iraqi units.
While administration officials say all options remain on the table pending Bush's final decision to be announced next month, a surge of up to 30,000 troops is widely considered a favored option by Bush.
Biden said he is interested in the study group's findings and wants to hold a series of hearings on Iraq beginning Jan. 9. Biden said he has asked Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to testify and she has agreed; the timing of Rice's testimony, however, is not decided. Rice said she would come to Capitol Hill after Bush announces his new plan in Iraq.
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I had no idea that Mr. Biden was such a military strategist.
Gosh, it sure must be difficult to know everything.
I wonder how he does it?
The dumbest man in the Senate has given his military expertise.
And so it begins
Can't see the forest for the trees.
So many Dem co-presidents, so little time.
I took the liberty of adding "sewersystems" to the keywords, feel free to use it for future Biden alerts...
I would like to know how he's going to fight since he isn't the Commander in Chief?
I thought that Biden was complaining for the last three years that we didn't provide enough troops to get the job done. Now that we are trying to address that problem, what is he complaining about now?
Wasn't he one of the screamers saying we didn't have enough troops? A person's head could spin off keeping track of all the backtracking the dems can pull off.
I loathe Biden- however- this is one issue I do agree with him on- listening to the ground commanders and soldiers- they have always believed that going light has always been the best policy in relations- bring in more troops and the citizens are just apt to see it as a threat and join in the terrorists activities to try to expell what they see as an occupying oppressive force
This really surprises me that biden would feel this way- after all- the left wants huge troops to prove how Pres. Bush didn't know what he was doing and didn't bring in enough forces to effectively deal with the situation http://sacredscoop.com
Now that we have supposedly captured some Iranians, I wonder what Sen. Windbag from Delaware will opine?
He plagiarizes it...
I wonder where he first read that sentence... we all know Joe never had an original thought in his life.
Nice, completely fair, balanced and unbiased reporting by the AP.
Oh, did they (the AP) ever find Jamil Ghdaab Gulaim/Captain Jamil Hussein/Jamil Gholaiem Hussein?
Correct me if I am wrong here...but, in the first part of this article, Biden is not only telling Pres. Bush he doesn't like the idea of more troops...but, he wants to get the GOP to fight against Pres. Bush...and also hold hearings to DETERMINE what Pres. Bush should do, re: the war.
However, if you read the whole article, the last sentence says that this same loud-mouthed blowhard tells Pres. Bush during a Christmas Party...."This is YOUR war, Mr. President"..
Sooooooo..which is it Biden??? Please, Mr. Biden, surely you don't want it BOTH WAYS, do you??? hahahahahahaha
Biden is going to fight President Bush no matter what he does, why should this be different.
Can anyone tell me when Plagiarist Plugs was elected the Commander-In-Chief? Anyone??
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