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McChrystal's Call for Additional Troops Goes 'Too Far, Too Fast,' Kerry Warns
FOX News ^ | 10/26/09 | staff

Posted on 10/26/2009 11:31:56 AM PDT by Abathar

Gen. Stanley McChrystal's proposal to send 40,000 additional U.S. combat troops to Afghanistan "goes too far, too fast," Sen. John Kerry warned Monday.

The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said that three conditions must be met before the Obama administration decides to deploy more troops to the region: assurance that the Afghan forces are reliable enough to partner with U.S. troops, assistance from the country's local leaders, and the cooperation and support of the Afghan people.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: afghanistan; dejavu; learnfromhistory; mcchrystal; military; obama; orrepeatit; traitor; traitortrash
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"Kerry's position would appear to rebut anti-war Democrats and others who question calls to deepen the U.S. stake in the country. At the same time, the Democratic senator would not endorse a major military increase as advocated by the commanding U.S. general in Afghanistan."

What a putz, riding the fence again as usual. We were so lucky he never got elected President...

1 posted on 10/26/2009 11:31:56 AM PDT by Abathar
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To: Abathar

Nice to know that a geeky frat boy has input into our national security..


2 posted on 10/26/2009 11:33:56 AM PDT by pieceofthepuzzle
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To: Abathar

These people are crazy this is the same nonsense they pull when they aren’t in power, now they will mess up their own war. And we don’t have a party that can say forthrightly how nuts the liberals are?


3 posted on 10/26/2009 11:34:33 AM PDT by Williams (i)
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To: Abathar
So much for the pre-election bullcrap the Dems fed the nation about only opposing Iraq but conceding Afghanistan was a “war of necessity,” a good war. That was just to get them elected, another lie.
4 posted on 10/26/2009 11:34:36 AM PDT by colorado tanker (Mr. Flyingsaucerballoonboymediawhoreman - this Bud's for you!)
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To: Abathar

Kerry should know better than the general in charge (sarc)


5 posted on 10/26/2009 11:34:43 AM PDT by NeilGus
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To: Abathar

Kerry joins the Obamessiah out in la la land down the rabbit hole with Alice!

Expecting leadership and strength from these two is like asking a square of jello to hold up the Empire State Building.


6 posted on 10/26/2009 11:35:42 AM PDT by RowdyFFC (Nancy Pelosi...please deny her any health care....)
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To: pieceofthepuzzle

Kerry is a real expert at winning wars. For the enemy.
Gradualism and rules of engagement that eliminate any real offensive action doom a counter insurgency.
Add to that the semi-privleged sanctuary of Pakistan and Iran and it is a real loosing formula.
They want us to loose gradually in Afghanistan and then blame the GOP Pres that replaces Zero.


7 posted on 10/26/2009 11:36:27 AM PDT by Oldexpat
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"Kerry should know better than the general in charge (sarc)"

I'm sure he's advised McChrystal on the deployment of swift boats to Afghanistan.

8 posted on 10/26/2009 11:36:47 AM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Abathar

Kerry is truly a moron.


9 posted on 10/26/2009 11:36:48 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: Abathar

This worthless SOB (Kerry) either can’t be botherd reading the General’s 4 page summary of his 66 page recommendation, or wants to pretend that the comprehensive recommendation is something else.

Kerry would like us to believe that the General spent 66 pages saying “give me 40,000 more trooops”.
THAT is a lie and Kerry knows it.


10 posted on 10/26/2009 11:37:25 AM PDT by G Larry (DNC is comprised of REGRESSIVES!)
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Kerry should know better than the general in charge (sarc)

Well, I say it’s a toss-up, since the “general in charge (sarc)” also wrote the kinder/gentler ROE’s and strategy that are for the most part escaping the scathing scrutiny they warrant.....


11 posted on 10/26/2009 11:39:42 AM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68 (CALL CONGRESSCRITTERS TOLL-FREE @ 1-800-965-4701)
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Only consider what the state of Mass. has given us to the detriment to our country, Constitution, culture, and daily lives--Ted Kennedy (and other Kennedys) Barney Fwanks, and John Kerry.

George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Gerald Ford, all considered losers by many would make magnificent leaders when conpared to these jerks.

Thank you MASS! Please try to get rid of this deadwood that is causing rot in the fabric of the nation.

vaudine

12 posted on 10/26/2009 11:40:24 AM PDT by vaudine
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To: Abathar

You know he went to Viet-Nam?


13 posted on 10/26/2009 11:41:03 AM PDT by shiva
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When, if *ever*, has that Lurch impersonator John “Richard Cory” Kerry, *ever* been right about *anything*?


14 posted on 10/26/2009 11:41:20 AM PDT by DGHoodini (Iran Azadi!)
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To: Abathar

He’s not “riding the fence”, he’s deliberately stalling and giving Obama cover. The names of every soldier who dies during this treasonous waiting period should be put on billboards all over the country.


15 posted on 10/26/2009 11:41:36 AM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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To: Abathar

Our hardened war vet speaks.


16 posted on 10/26/2009 11:42:03 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Abathar

Wonky eye reporting for duty.

17 posted on 10/26/2009 11:43:13 AM PDT by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: Abathar

Lurch and anything to do with the military is a disaster and always has been.


18 posted on 10/26/2009 11:43:50 AM PDT by jazusamo (But there really is no free lunch, except in the world of political rhetoric,.: Thomas Sowell)
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To: Abathar

With guys like Kerry on our team, who needs to send in spies to destroy us. For that matter, you can now say the same thing about Newt and the Republican party leadership. It goes without saying that the same could be said about the Democrats. We’ve known that for decades.


19 posted on 10/26/2009 11:44:15 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Deficit spending, trade deficits, unsecure mortages, worthless paper... ... not a problem. Oh yeah?)
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To: Abathar

And the people from Mass will keep right on electing these clowns again and again. Kerry, Frank, Markey, et. al. If Teddy shows up on the ballot again, I bet he’d get re-elected too.


20 posted on 10/26/2009 11:44:17 AM PDT by mapmaker77
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