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| LATEST KERRY QUOTE -- US withdrawal from Iraq depends on security, diplomacy - Kerry | |
| 2004-08-10 | |
| GRAND CANYON, United States (AFP) - Chances for the United States to reduce its military forces in Iraq (news - web sites) within one year will depend on security on the ground and advances in US diplomacy, US Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) said. "My goal, my diplomacy, my statesmanship is to get our troops reduced in number," Kerry said. On Friday, Kerry told National Public Radio in an interview that, if elected, to "significantly" diminish the number of US troops in Iraq by August 2005. "I believe if you do the statesmanship properly, I believe if you do the kind of alliance building that is available to us, that it is appropriate to have a goal of reducing our troops over that period of time," he said.
Kerry said he is confident he can effectively use diplomacy to get more countries involved in helping Iraq. "I intend to get more people involved in that effort," he said. "And I'm convinced I can be more successful than president (George W.) Bush in succeeding in doing that. It is an appropriate goal to have and I'm going to try to achieve it." Kerry noted, for example, that a stable Iraq is in the interest of neighboring Arab nations. If all the criteria is met, "that will allow for a reduction in forces over the next year or so," said Kerry foreign policy adviser James Rubin. "If things don't go well initially, that means any cutbacks in American forces will come slower," he added. Some 140,000 US military forces are currently deployed in Iraq. On Friday, Bush refused to set a timetable for withdrawal for US troops. | |
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| #8 I AM GETTING LOST IN KERRYISMS -- THE RESIDUE DERIVED FROM A RARE BUT CHRONIC, DEGENERATING DISEASE THAT AFFLICTS A SELF-SELFING, ARROGANT, BS ARTIST LOST IN HIS OWN SPIT. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-08-10 21:49 |
| #7 When I am elected I will direct the pecker woods in Tennessee and the trailer trash in S Carolina to join my friends at Los Alamos in building the worlds first deployable Nuance Bomb. |
| Posted by: J Forbes Kerry 2004-08-10 18:59 |
| #6 Click your heels three times, John, so that your spell can take effect. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-10 12:29 |
| #5 Ah, yes. Nothing like spelling out your intentions to the enemy. "I plan to pull out, just don't gum up my chances of winning this for you." Asshat. |
| Posted by: Jim K 2004-08-10 11:48 |
| #4 ponderous boor and lefty twit... so true. |
| Posted by: B 2004-08-10 11:45 |
| #3 Spot-on, Bill. Bullseye. If he were only a ponderous boor and lefty twit... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-10 11:42 |
| #2 Yes Hanoi John and don't forget to have another set of your "hearings' to trash our Vets again. No John I don't hate you. I just think you are a dishonorable man who traded his unform, flag and country for political gain above all else. I think comparing you to Benedict Arnold would be doing Benny a disservice. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-08-10 11:36 |
| #1 Statesmanship??? He's talking about himself, right? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-10 11:17 |