Posted on 09/23/2004 12:03:07 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
Reaction to Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's speech Thursday to a joint meeting of Congress:
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"I think the prime minister is, obviously, contradicting his own statement of a few days ago, where he said the terrorists are pouring into the country. The prime minister and the president are here,obviously to put their best face on the policy, but the fact is that the CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the troops all tell a different story."_ Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., Democratic presidential candidate.
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"It was a wonderful speech - the appreciation for what Americans sacrificed for his country. It was really good for him to come to encourage Americans to stay the course."_ Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev.
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"We welcome Prime Minister Allawi. I think he's outlined a series of extraordinary challenges that he is facing. But with an administration that has committed blunder after blunder after blunder in Iraq, it seems to me that it complicates his hopes and dreams for his nation. What is called for is a changed policy - this administration's incompetence with Iraq needs to be changed."_ Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass.
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"It served its purpose of stressing the positive in what is obviously a difficult situation. I think we all have our concerns ... he shared those with us also."_ Sen. Lincoln Chafee, R-R.I.
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"He said what I expected him to say. I hope that his optimism will carry through and that he does in fact speak for the Iraqi people ... and that the insurgency is a minority effort by disgruntled former baathists and outside intervention."_ Sen. Ben Nelson, D-Neb.
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Allawi stood before Congress "with no illusions about the difficulties ... and a confidence that together we will overcome them."_ Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn.
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"Prime Minister Allawi was correct to thank America for the sacrifices we have made to spread freedom to Iraq. And America is correct to stand firm on delivering on that promise of freedom. A free Iraq will be our partner to fight terror and spread hope and liberty throughout the world." - Rep. Candice Miller, R-Mich., chair of the Bush campaign in Michigan.
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"Some remarked that it sounded like the State Department wrote his speech. I do think Mr. Allawi is as good an instrument of stability as we could come up with." - Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va.
Nelson, Lieberman and Moran took the high road. Kerry and Kennedy drove off the bridge together.
Don't you love that Kerry and Kennedy, both who have never been to Iraq, seem to know more about what's happening there then the leader of Iraq?
Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (R) speaks in Columbus, Ohio. Kerry on Thursday accused Iraq's interim leader Iyad Allawi of contradicting himself by defending the US administration policy in Iraq.AFP/Luke Frazza)
Has Kerry been to Iraq?
Kennedy and Kerry:
Everything is BAD.
Life is HELL.
America is WRONG.
Moaning and groaning and crying and weeping - they're depressing and morbid - people need to run away from these bozos.
No.
Yes, but only for 32 seconds.
Here is my favorite quote from Iraqi PM:
PRIME MINISTER ALLAWI: "Thank you, Mr. President. It's very important for the people of the world really to know that we are winning, we are making progress in Iraq. We are defeating terrorists. Najaf, Samarra, Mosul, Basra are all live examples that a lot of progress have been made. Unfortunately, the media have not been covering these significant gains in Iraq. And this is all because of the determination of the Iraqi people. The light that they are seeing at the end will -- democracy will prevail, the rule of law will prevail. The issues and culture of human rights will prevail. And the friendship with the United States and with the civilized nations are comfortable there.
So, really, the winning, it's unfortunate, is not being portrayed in the media. This is very unfortunate. I always say that we are welcoming any media who wants to come to Iraq and see for themselves the grounds we are covering and the winning we are doing in Iraq. "
Nuff said....
One more phoney than the other..Ugly as all hell to boot..
The attack came about 3 o'clock on the morning of Feb. 4, 1978. Allawi was asleep in bed with his wife at his home in Surrey, outside London. He was awakened by a noise, and then saw a shadowy figure and the glint of something shiny. He felt the ax's blow and the sensation of hot fluid, a spume of blood, bursting from his head. The ax fell again, nearly severing his right leg at the knee, and then again into his chest. The attacker fled, leaving him for dead.
He spent nearly a year in the hospital, recovering from his wounds. Threats continued to reach his family: "Even if you go to Mars, we will follow you," one said. With help from the British government, Allawi hid in a medical facility in Wales under an assumed name, pretending to be a victim of the Lebanese civil war. His wife was deeply traumatized for years after the assault, and she died recently.
No , the wind surfing sucks there I hear.
Great quote.
Bump!
And Tom Dashcle is deeply saddened.
Kerry was in Iraq for 32 seconds, not enough time for turkey.
EXcellent!
Mr. Moran implying Prime Minister Allawi is nothing but a puppet is not "taking the high road".
"Some remarked that it sounded like the State Department wrote his speech. I do think Mr. Allawi is as good an instrument of stability as we could come up with." - Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va.
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