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| Excerpts From John Kerry's Withdrawal from Iraq Senate Resolution |
| 2006-06-14 |
| From Lurch's own website... Purpose: To require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—109TH Cong., 2d Sess. S.2766 SEC. 1084 UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ. (a) WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ. -- (1) SCHEDULE FOR WITHDRAWAL. -- The President shall reach an agreement as soon as possible with the Government of Iraq on a schedule for the withdrawal of United States combat troops from Iraq by December 31, 2006, leaving only forces that are critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces. I hope he doesn't mean "standing up" in the sense of "bailing out on", as in leaving your date high and dry...but maybe a rube like me just doesn't get the sophisticated nuance in that statement. (2) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED. -- The President shall consult with Congress regarding such schedule and shall present such withdrawal agreement to Congress immediately upon the completion of the agreement. (b) IRAQ SUMMIT. -- The President should convene a summit as soon as possible that includes the leaders of the Government of Iraq, leaders of the governments of each country bordering Iraq, We all know that Iran and Syria have wanted nothing but the best for the Iraqis for a long time....and the Turks have a special relationship with the Kurds in the north of Iraq.... representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the governments of each permanent member of the United Nations Security Council gotta give the French, Russians and Chinese a chance at |
| Posted by:Desert Blondie |
| #10 A long-winded, roundabaout way of criticizing Dubya for what America is gonna do anyway vv postWW2 GERMANY-JAPAN-ITALY. Waste of good paper and ink ergo no Enviros around. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-06-14 22:12 |
| #9 he doesn't respect our elected government - why should he respect theirs... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-06-14 21:34 |
| #8 for the purpose of reaching a comprehensive political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental issues including federalism, oil revenues, the militias, security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and border security. What does Mr. Kerry think the the purpose of the elected Iraqi government is? |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-06-14 21:29 |
| #7 He's withdrawing from the Iraq Senate? What's he got against us? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-06-14 20:41 |
| #6 Is this why he voted for the war? lol... |
| Posted by: Raj 2006-06-14 20:39 |
| #5 Wonder if Kuffi the tuffie or Hans Blix helped him write this piece of kak. It has a very UNesque flavour to it. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-06-14 20:35 |
| #4 Brave, brave John Kerry, brave John Kerry, ran away.......bravely ran away, away, Oh brave John Kerry.......when danger reared it's ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled, brave, brave John Kerry....... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-06-14 20:35 |
| #3 The beauty of representative government is that fools like Kerry repeatedly make utter fools of themselves in public. Thanks for lording it over the Iraqi people and attacking the separation of powers in the US, John. If the mystic hat fits, always mention it. |
| Posted by: Kalle 2006-06-14 20:32 |
| #2 ...Representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of the European Union... What? No one from PETA or Greenpeace? |
| Posted by: Matt 2006-06-14 20:21 |
| #1 There's a reason why Congress is not the Commander in Chief, and there's a reason why John Kerry is not the Commander in Chief. As for a summit, that's so very UN... er, French... er, Kerryesque... USELESS! |
| Posted by: Darrell 2006-06-14 20:18 |