Posted on 02/10/2007 8:19:31 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Kerry raps GOP, Bush's Iraq troop surge
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press Writer 13 minutes ago
Sen. John Kerry on Saturday blamed Republicans for squelching Senate debate on the Iraq war and warned that President Bush's plan for more troops in Iraq is a mistake.
"Another 21,000 troops sent into Iraq, with no visible end or strategy, ignores the best advice from our own generals and isn't the best way to keep faith with the courage and commitment of our soldiers," the Massachusetts Democrat said in his party's weekly radio address.
Kerry branded Bush's proposal for additional forces as "nothing more than the escalation of a misguided war."
The Pentagon is in the midst of implementing Bush's order to raise troop levels by 21,500, part of a plan to help quell sectarian violence in Baghdad.
The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, who has said he will not run for the White House in 2008, criticized Republicans for blocking Senate debate on Iraq.
The GOP stalled a Senate resolution backed by Democrats and several Republicans that expresses dissatisfaction with Bush's call for additional troops and sets benchmarks for the Iraq government.
The measure fell 11 votes short of the 60 required to move the debate forward.
"If there was a straight up-or-down, yes-or-no vote this week on whether the United States should keep up an indefinite presence in Iraq, it would be voted down," Kerry said.
The senator called on Congress to take stronger action to end the war.
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Hearing Skerry use the words, "in keeping in honor of our troops," has a wierd ring to it.
Yawn. Same old stale, repetitive rhetoric. Kerry's an out of touch has been.
HALP US JON CARY......
WE REALLY NEED YOU TO MOVE TO VICHY, FRANCE!
Best photo of Terayza I've seen yet.
5.56mm
Kerry....
STFU you irrelevant nitwit.
Besides 'cut & run', what plan does johnny have (that might actually work?)
I would guess, nothing, nada, no plan at all. Just bitch and gripe.
Well this certainly is a shocking piece of news. jon cary criticizing the President..never saw that one coming.
"nothing more than the escalation of a misguided war."
If one takes J F'n Kerry's words and twists them 180 degrees, it comes out:
nothing more than the demonization of a just war
I think that describes this twit's efforts after gaining an early release following his poor service in the Delta in VN.
Someone needs to challenge Kerry in 2008. I know that even in liberal Mass. voters are sick of him. Tom Brady should retire and run against him, IMO. He'll be 30 in 2008.
I thank the Swift Boat Veterans every time kerry opens his mouth. They all answered the call of duty one more time and saved us from a disaster.
'If there was a straight up-or-down, yes-or-no vote this week on whether the United States should keep up an indefinite presence in Iraq, it would be voted down,' Kerry said."
Boy, there's a straw man for you. NOBODY wants our soldiers to be in Iraq indefinitely. The discussion is about how we can complete the mission successfully and quickly enough so that they can return home as soon as possible. Not that Kerry won't let that fact get in the way of an opportunity for a little demagoguery, of course.
Kerry was an accidental birth.
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