Soldiers say Iraq pullout would be devastating

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

This all moot since the Republicans are going to sweep both houses and subsequently we will prevail in Iraq....

If you're wrong - you'll be mighty "mealy-mouthed" tomorrow

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This all moot since the Republicans are going to sweep both houses

Only if the Democrats decide the first task is to give Republicans brooms to sweep out all the trash they left behind in the House

[I'm Gone 60]

I say cut our losses and move out. You have three groups of people there that don't like each other and probably never will. Let them settle who comes out on top.

[kaydee457 13]

This all moot since the Republicans are going to sweep both houses and subsequently we will prevail in Iraq....

If you're wrong - you'll be mighty "mealy-mouthed" tomorrow

Absolutely not true....

The election is tomorrow but the results won't be known till Wednesday.

So I have one day of reprieve

Having said that, I beleive that America will come to its senses given John Kerry's wake-up call.....

This all moot since the Republicans are going to sweep both houses

Only if the Democrats decide the first task is to give Republicans brooms to sweep out all the trash they left behind in the House

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Former Top Bush Administration Official Calls For Withdrawal of U.S. Troops From Iraq

President Bush and other administration officials have been smearing anyone who suggests we begin to withdraw troops from Iraq as “defeatist” and “cut-and-runners.”

Now Richard L. Armitage — who served as deputy secretary of state from 2001-2005 — is advocating a phased withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq. From the New Jersey Express-Times:

“We notify the Iraqis that we’re going to be drawing down a reasonable but careful percentage of our troops over a reasonable interval of months — just for example, 5 percent of troops every three months,” Armitage told a crowd of 850 at DeSales University.

“This will show seriousness of purpose, I think. It will give our population some hope and enthusiasm that this is not a never-ending affair. And also it will put the heat on the Iraqis, because ladies and gentlemen, we can’t win this militarily. By the way, we can’t lose this militarily.”

Armitage’s remarks acknowledge the failure of the administration’s “as Iraqis stand up, we’ll stand down” strategy. As Armitage points out, until Iraqis know we will stand down, they may never stand up.

Armitage was intimately involved in the Iraq war policy and recognizes that he and other top administration officials bear responsibility for a policy that ended up being a colossal failure. “A lot of us, including me, are going to have a lot to answer for,” Armitage said.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/20/armita...raq-withdrawal/

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Absolutely not true....

The election is tomorrow but the results won't be known till Wednesday.

So I have one day of reprieve

Having said that, I beleive that America will come to its senses given John Kerry's wake-up call.....

You don't believe in jinxing things?

[I'm Gone 60]

This all moot since the Republicans are going to sweep both houses

Only if the Democrats decide the first task is to give Republicans brooms to sweep out all the trash they left behind in the House

If House goes Democrat one of the first orders of business will be to pass Bush's illegal alien amnesty bill. House Republicans only thing stopping that from becoming law. Then they all will pat each other on the back and say we can all work together to get things done.