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."

[Shimmer128]

I bet that his dad wished that too, many times. sigh.

[rocksblues]

I am a Union member and work with a bunch of people that vote Democrat because the Union supports them. And when you try to debate with them they resort to personnel attacks using all the talking points that ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSNBC can come up with.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Yeah...moron is giving him TOO much credit..."
OK. Treasonous moron. I assume at this point any Freeper that does not understand he commited treason and seditous acts while still in the Navy, must be in a long comma, so figured moron would be sufficient.

[bert]

Kerry should provide a time line for his resignation.

[Marine_Uncle]

"This buffoon has worse timing than algore. The focus this week is on illegal immigration, not the war. Keep it up fool."
One could think he is still acting out all his video scenes in NAM, running around with a helmet on and carrying an M14, as someone he probably paid, took videos of him, and has lost touch with reality.
Either that or perhaps he frequents a lot of bars with the whale.

[Txsleuth]

LOL....no, we all know---and feel frustrated as hell that we can't get him at least out of the Senate...let alone in the BRIG.

[Marine_Uncle]

He has a job for life.

[rocksblues]

He is an ego-maniac!

[Marine_Uncle]

"He is an ego-maniac!"
But they just love him in Mass.

[SpinyNorman]

Ol' Cut and Run Kerry is back! Is it mandatory for all former Dem presidential candidates to become insane?

The Swiftboat Ballad of Brave Sir Kerry (a parody of the song "Bravely Robin Ran Away" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail)

Bravely Kerry ran away, (No!)
Bravely ran away, away. (I didn't!)

When danger reared its ugly head,
he bravely turned his tail and fled. (No!)
Yes, brave Sir Kerry turned about (I didn't)
And gallantly, he chickened out.

Bravely taking to his feet, (I never did!)
He beat a very brave retreat, (Oh, lie!)
Bravest of the brave, Sir Kerry! (I never!)

[philetus]

John Kerry's dad should have instituted a pullout.