Kerry: Reduce U.S. force in Iraq by 100,000 by end of next year

AP ^ | December 8, 2005

[teletech]

John cut and run Kerry, you sir, are disgusting!

[highlander_UW]

Sen. Kerry and today's spin on the Wheel of Policy. Tune in tomorrow when Kerry spins the wheel and comes up with a completely different strategy to spout. We'd like to thank our sponsors, Commie Pinko Flip Flops and Heinz ketchup for when you need something to look like blood when faking war injuries.

[TomGuy]

Damn this guy is all over the place!...............

It's only 5:50 p.m. EDT. He could change his position two more times before 6:00 p.m. EDT.

[freema]

FYI. At a bit after 5 I caught my local NBC with a picture of JFK, giving the dems talking points on Iraq and it was concluded with something to the effect that the dems are reiterating what Bush wants!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OOHRAH!! A light bulb went on!!

[manwiththehands]

Hey, Kerry has "combat" experience. He was in Vietnam.

He knows everything there is to know about losing a war.

[HardStarboard]

I'm for John Kerry's proposal if he can get an agreement from Zarqawi, bin Laden and Zawahiri to turn over 100,000 terrorist fighters for imprisonment and torture. He could come back with a little slip of paper in Arabic and tell the Senate "Peace In Our Time".

a very very high degree of sarcasm intended

[arthurus]

I think Kerry et al are afraid we have this thing under control and are trying to rectify the situation before it becomes too obvious for the MSM to lie about it.

[arthurus]

We need a permanent base in the region and Iraq is very nicely situated. I surely wouldn't rule it out just because Kerry is "accusing" W of intending that.

[arthurus]

The Dims have not lost touch with reality. They are not on ơur side, America's side, in this war. Keep that in mind and the Dims' words and actions make more sense. They desire the destruction of the American military in Iraq and, failing that, a political defeat will do.

[popdonnelly]

Maybe we should let the C-in-C set the policy.

[popdonnelly]

"Why the HELL would we want to send THAT message?"

Ha, I agree.

[dangus]

These Democrats trying to control the President's use of force are just desperately trying to make something seem like a concession. Reminds me of a kid trying to train a 20-year-old dog: "Shake. Come on boy. Shake. Come On. Shake. Ok. Sit. Sit. C'mon, Sit. Sit. OK. Stay."

[GW and Twins Pawpaw]

That's all? Just twice?

[popdonnelly]

"Kerry foreign policy advisor Rand Beers told reporters Kerry “would not rule out the possibility” of sending additional U.S. troops to Iraq."

I call bullshit on that one. Rand Beers talking about sending more troops? C'mon, Rand.

[dangus]

Good point. Makes me realize something. The fact that he wants to WITHDRAW 100,000 shows he is not starting from an estimate of home many troops are needed, and then saying, "We can reach that goal by withdrawing X many troops." Rather, he must be basing his number on a political calculation of what sounds like a good number:

Suppose we have 161,810 troops there. If we withdraw 100,000 troops, we would have 61,810 remaining. How in the world would someone get such a number?

On the other hand, if a leader looked at how many troops we need to server our military purposes, he would say, "We need 85,000 troops." Then he'd figure that would mean pulling 81,810 troops. He probably would say 82,000 or maybe even 80,000. Certainly no-one would ever say 100,000.

[dangus]

Oops "85,000" should be 80,000.

[PsyOp]

I say put this knucklehead in a swift boat and send him up the Tigris on a secret "Christmas" mission. With any luck we'll be able to find his bloated body floating down river by New Years.

[jerry639]

Will the Media ever get tired of this motor mouth idiot?
Seems like he is on tv everyday spouting off.
If President Bush or, anyone else for that matter, wanted advice on how to conduct a military operation Kerry, Kennedy, Dean and Pelosi would be the last people on earth they would take advice from.
Kerry is a traitor and a liar, Kennedy's brain is cooked from alcohol, Dean and Pelosi are just insane. None of them have any military credentials but the media keeps them on the airwaves continuously anyway. Damn, I am tired of this bunch.

[Cautor]

Kerry, he's the jerk who was for the war before he was against it. He's the same jerk who was for more troops before he was against more troops. He was the same jerk who complained about armor for our troops then voted against funding it. Truly a voice of steadfastness and reason (not).

[PeoplesRepublicOfWashington]

Because sKerry claims to not be privy to the same intelligence the commander in chief has, on what basis does he have to be making command recommendations? He's unfit for command.