Posted on 06/11/2008 11:45:13 AM PDT by NoobRep
MJ: You hear the Democratic candidates talking about withdrawal, but they don't give timetables.
AZ: Yeah, but that's politics. Either it's based on political appeal or it's based on naiveté. We're not going to withdraw from the region. To pull out of Iraq would say we are inviting you to set up a sanctuary and a base of operations. The first time Al Qaeda in Iraq blows up our embassy in Amman, Jordan, guess what? We're back in. The first time the Iranian influence becomes so great that they begin to incite and meddle with the Shiites and start causing problems, guess what? We're gonna be back in.
We have to take a stand, and we have to ensure our interests are protected; they're too important and they reverberate around the globe. Responsible political leaders back here understand that you can't extract yourself totally from the region. You know, we haven't left anywhere and come home since the beginning of World War II. We don't come home anymore. We're still in South Korea. We're still in Germany. We're still in Japan. We're still all over the world.
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doctrine of trying to impose democracy and a market economy at the point of a bayonet is a losing strategyMeanwhile, here at home, the Democrats are busily trying to SUPPRESS democracy and the market economy using the tactic of lies, more lies, and damnable lies.
Gravitas?
right - I suspect Clark is more in tune with their Iraq position.
I haven’t heard General Zinni’s name in a long time. I was just thinking earlier today about my father talking about Zinni visiting his veteran’s group. Somehow I can’t picture him as Obama’s VP.
I’m just curious as to why people here see him that way. What makes you view him as “metrosexual”?
Actually there’s more. He also looks very unhealthy to me. Like a a sickly puke who who be susceptible to almost anything. Again, that’s just an opinion.
Time for an all black ticket Obama & Sharpton...that would be a hoot!
I wouldn't classify him as that, I spotted for him once at the MacDill AFB gymn while he comfortably bench pressed 250 pounds on his back. He is a Middle East expert, he predicted the Embassy bombings, almost to the day by their lack of perimeter security, which Clinton of course, ignored.
No, I thought you were referring to General Zinni. Looks like Berry thought the same. I couldn’t understand why anyone would think Zinni was metrosexual.
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