Posted on 01/31/2005 2:45:39 AM PST by kattracks
Sen. John Kerry [related, bio] yesterday described the elections in Iraq as ``significant'' and ``important'' but said they should not be ``overhyped.''
``It is hard to say that something is legitimate when whole portions of the country can't vote and doesn't vote,'' the Massachusetts Democrat said in an interview on NBC's ``Meet the Press.''
Although the Bush administration has said the mere fact that elections take place is a huge sign of progress, Sen. Kerry said the next step is more important.
``What the administration does in these next few days will decide the outcome of Iraq. And this is - not may be - this is the last chance for the president to get it right,'' Kerry said, urging Bush to involve other nations in training Iraqis to take responsibility for their own security.
Kerry rejected a recent call by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy [related, bio] (D-Mass.) for an immediate withdrawal of some American forces, a call Kennedy repeated yesterday.
``The best way to demonstrate to the Iraqi people that we have no long-term designs on their country is for the administration to withdraw some troops now'' and negotiate further withdrawals, Kennedy said in a statement.
Wow! Right on brother. Excellent point.
As a sock puppet ?
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