Hagel: Begin Iraq withdrawal within 6 months

[sabra]

http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/08/04/local/doc44d26d58d31c5993111065.txt

Hagel: Begin Iraq withdrawal within 6 months


The United States needs to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq within the next six months, Sen. Chuck Hagel said Thursday, rather than ratcheting up its military commitment now.

With Iraq exploding in sectarian violence and “moving closer and closer to a straight-out civil war,” Hagel said, the Bush administration’s decision to transfer nearly 5,000 additional U.S. troops into Baghdad is “only going to make it worse for us.”

In the end, he said, “feed(ing) more American troop fodder into the fight” could result in “even a worse defeat.”

Iraqis are “going to have to step up” and assume responsibility for defense of their country, Hagel told a telephone news conference from Washington.

[blm]

1. And what did Hagel do last June when it came to voting on Kerry-Feingold?

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[Supersedeas]

11. well, you not find much discussion of that on Blitzer et al.

[BOSSHOG]

2. The killing of more American Kids

in Iraq excites the base, it makes "conservatives" giddy. Poor bush he is between irag and insanity.

Hagel pisses me off. I hate to think nicely of a republican but I do have a positive thought about him every now and then.

[davidinalameda]

3. cut and run; cut and run

the sky is falling

[mom cat]

4. Also see this petition from Carl Levin for end date:

President Bush, End our Open-Ended Commitment in Iraq!
Recently, the entire Democratic leadership of Congress -- in both the Senate and the House of Representatives -- wrote to President Bush calling for an end to our open-ended commitment in Iraq. In the interests of America's national security, our troops, and our taxpayers, the "stay the course" policy that the Bush Administration has embraced cannot be sustained.

I hope you will co-sign our Iraq letter to President Bush today using the form below. We'll automatically forward a copy of your letter directly to the White House. Thanks so much for standing with us and showing your support for bringing an end to the war, protecting our troops, and ensuring our nation's security.

Please sign and circulate! :bounce:


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1819527&mesg_id=1819527

[RufusEarl]

5. I'm no Hagel supporter,

but i've been waiting for someone from that side to stand up and tell it like it is. If it's Hagel so be it, now the rest should fall in line and get our troops out of Iraq.

[NorthernSun]

6. Can you say 'election year'?

With people watching those ESS machines closely and Democrats finally making the occupation an issue. Probably a good move.

[dweller]

7. 6 weeks, six days, six hours

the sooner the better.

Bring them home NOW!

dp

[Zhade]

8. Zhade: being withdrawal in six minutes.

We've WAY overstayed our illegal unwelcome.

[Az_lefty]

9. an even worse defeat???

so the even a publican knows the glorious bush plan has been defeated.

[wisteria]

10. If he really means what he says, he should be backing Kerry's plan then .