BIDEN Statement on Bush-Maliki Agreement on 'Time Horizon' for Troop Reduction in Iraq

[Muttocracy]

(whole thing below)

http://biden.senate.gov/press/press_releases/release/?id=4067D16F-FC63-46AC-91B9-44F9C0A2077A

BIDEN Statement on Bush-Maliki Agreement on 'Time Horizon' for Troop Reduction in Iraq

July 18, 2008

Washington, DC – Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-DE) issued the following statement today:

“I welcome today’s announcement that the President has reversed course and dropped his adamant opposition to a timeline for redeployment of American troops from Iraq. He also has acknowledged the need to transition from a combat mission to one that focuses on training and counter-terrorism. The Bush Administration is finally facing reality. They are now engaging directly with Iran and recognizing the need for more forces in Afghanistan while scaling down our force commitment in Iraq.

“The President should begin a responsible redeployment of our combat forces from Iraq so that we can meet the many other challenges we face around the world, starting with taking the fight to Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan – the people who actually attacked us on 9-11.”

[gateley]

1. As always, Joe is classy and charming --

HOWEVER,

I posted a thread (either late last night or this morning) that said they may be a delay (read: there WILL be a delay) in getting troops into Afghanistan because everybody's in Iraq. So, the pentagon will try to help out with sending more drones, helicopters, stuff like that. Why hadn't they been getting even that help all along? Because Bush told Joe we didn't have the money.

Not one person responded to my thread. It's infuriating -- not only that we've essentially abandoned our troops in Afghanistan, but that people (even here on DU) don't seem to give a fuck.

:grr:

Can you tell this is touching a raw nerve with me?

[Muttocracy]

2. hey, can you point me to your thread? I've been swamped lately

:hug:

[gateley]

3. Awwww

That's so sweet, but you really don't have to worry about resurrecting it. But DO watch the video.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=3639611&mesg_id=3639611

And I hope nobody HERE thinks I'm directing my ire at them, because if you guys had seen it I know you'd have commented (because you CARE!).

:hug:

[Muttocracy]

4. I don't like the fact that DU's default sort is by "last reply"

it tends to elevate certain threads including flamebait, and others get lost.

I usually view by start time so often miss the flamefests. Of course, I can also miss the ones that start when I don't visit DU for a while, but I hope those end up on the Greatest page.

[WheelWalker]

5. That's not a bad thing....having a raw nerve here and there. Being. Awake.