US should set two deadlines leading to Iraq pullout: John Kerry

yahoo news ^ | Wed Apr 5, 8:55 AM ET | unknown

[rocksblues]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States should set a May 15 deadline for Iraqis to form a unity government and then plan to withdraw its troops by year's end, Democratic Senator and former presidential candidate John Kerry said in commentary published in The New York Times.

"If Iraqis aren't willing to build a unity government in the five months since the election, they're probably not willing to build one at all. The civil war will only get worse, and we will have no choice anyway but to leave," Kerry said.

Joining a growing chorus criticizing the US-led occupation of Iraq, Kerry said it was "immoral ... to engage in the same delusion" as in Vietnam, where half of the US casualties occurred "after America's leaders knew our strategy would not work.">p>

Kerry described the current situation as "the third war in Iraq in as many years.

To get things rolling, Kerry suggested bringing all the leaders of Iraqi factions together "in a neutral setting" where, working with US allies, the Arab League and the United Nations, they "would be compelled to reach a political agreement."

[rocksblues]

Great idea get them to a neutral site and negotiate with the UN. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[Gordongekko909]

The Arab League? Why, pray tell, would we want them to have any say in what goes on in Iraq?

[Kenny Bunkport]

Kerry really wants this Iraq effort to fail, doesn't he?

[Cyclopean Squid]

I wish that John Kerry's dad had pulled out.

[Jeff Head]

One dealine to be set before there is a second deadline.

[Spruce]

Can this butt-pipe ever open his pie-hole and not say Vietnam?

[Marine_Uncle]

This poor excuse for a senator has not a clue as to what has been going on in Iraq. He is a moron at best.

[nuconvert]

Lol

[pissant]

I have a better set of deadlines:

1) Try John Kerry for Treason
2) Hang John Kerry for Treason

[dead]

Broadcast to the terrorists exactly how long they need to keep disrupting things until they can declare total victory.

Good plan, jackass.

[Gordongekko909]

How's Houston? : )

[rocksblues]

Kerry couldn't leave them out of his plan. Nuance's and such.

[bwteim]

You are bad bad .... ;)

[Smedley]

""If Iraqis aren't willing to build a unity government in the five months since the election, they're probably not willing to build one at all. The civil war will only get worse, and we will have no choice anyway but to leave," Kerry said."

Let's see - the Democrat Party hasn't been willing to propose a single budget or put forth a platform (other than "I hate Bush") in the last five years, but Kerry gives Iraq five months to cobble a government together?

[rocksblues]

Answer. NO!

[XJarhead]

I like the part about withdrawing all the combat troops, but leaving in the trainers. Gee, nothing like being the last guy left behind after an artificial deadline has withdrawn your protection, eh?

[Cyclopean Squid]

Graduating next month (knock on wood) and STILL don't have a job. Houston's good but I have toyed with the idea of moving back to Ohio. Doubt I will--Houston's as much my home now as any other city--excepting Vienna, but that's probably not going to happen. How's life down on the ol' bayou?

[Wristpin]

How about meeting the deadline for submitting your SF-180 frenchie?!!!

[I got the rope]

What happened to all the ideas and discussions he was holding back until he became President? Has he bothered to share them with anyone yet?

[rocksblues]

Wasn't the main reason we started increasing our troop levels in Viet Nam to protect our trainers?