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Democrat Proposes Making Withdrawal Date Secret

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Posted by Frank G 2007-03-27 06:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 for fun and extra credit: read the comments at the WaPo link

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-27 06:18|| 2007-03-27 06:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Dear God... the fool is serious, isn't he?

We've got exactly ZERO chance of prevailing in this war against Islamic totalitarianism-- or any other war, for that matter-- so long as these liberal morons are running around loose.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-03-27 06:31|| 2007-03-27 06:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Even these guys think it's stupid!

Posted by gorb 2007-03-27 06:42|| 2007-03-27 06:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Sen. Mark Pryor......any relation to Richard? 'cuz this is damn funny.....

Posted by Broadhead6 in Iraq 2007-03-27 07:03|| 2007-03-27 07:03|| Front Page Top

#5 I dunno. Wait and see if he sets fire to himself.

Posted by Fred 2007-03-27 07:15|| 2007-03-27 07:15|| Front Page Top

#6 Just when you think it can't get any sillier....

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-27 07:18|| 2007-03-27 07:18|| Front Page Top

#7 This stuff is just so infantile but J.Q.P. will just accept it as a good thing.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-03-27 07:26|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2007-03-27 07:26|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmmm. 535 Commanders-in-Chief. That'll work well.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2007-03-27 07:36|| 2007-03-27 07:36|| Front Page Top

#9 These nuts have to think of something. Could things may be changing and they are'nt sure how long they will have the upper hand.
http://frankwarner.typepad.com/free_frank_warner/2007/03/from_rock_botto.html
Too soon to tell I know. But I want us to win.

Posted by plainslow 2007-03-27 08:24|| 2007-03-27 08:24|| Front Page Top

#10 ""who might just bide their time and wait for us to leave," he said. "
George Bush may be right? Man, I bet that hurt.

Posted by plainslow 2007-03-27 08:26|| 2007-03-27 08:26|| Front Page Top

#11 Sure. Whenever I'd want to keep a secret, I'd entrust it to a congressman. Or the Iraqi government.
What was that sign over the door at British intelligence? "Two men can keep a secret if one of them is dead"?

Posted by tu3031 2007-03-27 09:11|| 2007-03-27 09:11|| Front Page Top

#12 Just when I think that the democrats in congress can't get any more idiotic....

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-27 09:22|| 2007-03-27 09:22|| Front Page Top

#13 Yeah... that'll work. And the NYT will publish the date the minute it becomes law....

Posted by CrazyFool 2007-03-27 09:25|| 2007-03-27 09:25|| Front Page Top

#14 tu - I think that quote is attributed to Benjamin Franklin, who knew a thing or two about what happens when a 'secret' gets out.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-03-27 09:33|| 2007-03-27 09:33|| Front Page Top

#15 Interesting blog post, plainslow. Approval for the war in Iraq up from 30% in February to 40% last week, and the number who think going in was a good idea up while the number who think it a bad idea dropped -- very encouraging!

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-27 10:12|| 2007-03-27 10:12|| Front Page Top

#16 Bin Laden, "ya, that will work."

Posted by Icerigger">Icerigger 2007-03-27 11:24|| 2007-03-27 11:24|| Front Page Top

#17 The departure date of the Democrat Congressional majority is no longer secret: Jan 2009.

Posted by RWV 2007-03-27 11:30|| 2007-03-27 11:30|| Front Page Top

#18 #10 - plainslow - it'll hurt if he ever makes the connection.

Isn't that cognitive dissonance?

Posted by Bobby 2007-03-27 11:51|| 2007-03-27 11:51|| Front Page Top

#19 I can help: the most secret decision is one that hasn't been made. There. Even the NYT wouldn't be able to leak that; they'd denounce Bush for not having made a decision.

Just fund the War, let POTUS run it, don't raise taxes, reduce pork, de-fund aid to foreign tyrants, vote to leave the UN, and quit turning health care into Soviet hell.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2007-03-27 13:34|| 2007-03-27 13:34|| Front Page Top

#20 to his credit, he acknowledges that a public deadline would be useful to the insurgents, and damaging to us. Hes right about that. And willing to say it despite the opinion polls and other political pressures.

Hes also right that pressure does need to be applied to the Maliki govt to do the right thing.
That he doesnt trust the admin to do that, is at least understandable.

OTOH in the past secret stuff before congress is usually confined to a single committee, like intell, or def appropriations, NOT shared among all 535 members. And in the exec branch, how could you keep to the WH, and not share with DoD, State, CIA, etc? And how far would it spread in Malikis govt? So I dont think this would particularly work.

And Id be against it anyway, as I think theres a real possibility that Maliki could meet all the benchmarks, and still not be ready for a US withdrawl in 2008.

But, while i dont support the plan, I can respect Pryors attempt to find a solution.

Posted by liberalhawk 2007-03-27 15:42|| 2007-03-27 15:42|| Front Page Top

#21 Hmmm. 535 Commanders-in-Chief. That'll work well.

my first first take too last night EM.. as I was attempting to pry my lower jaw off the floor. LOL!

Posted by RD 2007-03-27 16:24|| 2007-03-27 16:24|| Front Page Top

#22 Hell pass the bill but make the withdrawal date based on the Florida Lottery. There's a chance we might have to make a mad screaming rush for the border tomorrow, not a good chance, but a chance. It's fair and it appeals to fair play.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-27 18:01|| 2007-03-27 18:01|| Front Page Top

#23 D ***ng it, the Dems can't do that becuz Juan Williams + Colmes, etc. hzve been adamantly insisting the Dems have been misunderstood and are actually only for ending US combat operations, not bringing [most] of the troops home or pulling out completely from the ME. THIS IS AMERIKA, D *** it, NOT AMERICA, LIFE JUST ISN'T WORTH LIVING WID OUT UNIVERSAL, PERENNIAL POLITICAL CORRECTNESS-WAFFLE-ISM, FOREVER AND EVER AND EVERMORE.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-27 23:06|| 2007-03-27 23:06|| Front Page Top

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