US general's plan means 10 more years of war: Democrats

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Source: afp




US general's plan means 10 more years of war: Democrats

by Stephen Collinson 2 hours, 2 minutes ago

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democrats charged General David Petraeus's latest Iraq strategy was a blueprint for 10 more years of war, as they rejected "rosy" claims of battlefield progress and demanded a speedy US withdrawal.


The Democratic counter-attack came as President George W. Bush prepared to address Americans on future Iraq strategy on Thursday, and war commander Petraeus endured a roasting in Congress.

"President Bushs policy announced by General Petraeus is a path to 10 more years of war in Iraq," said Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House of Representatives in a statement after meeting the president at the White House.

"General Petraeus' testimony to Congress drew a bright line: redeployment is not an option; endless war in Iraq is the administration's only option."......

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1. demanded the "willing suspension of disbelief." (from Clinton)

........Senate Democrats argued the surge had failed in its prime goal -- forging political reconciliation between Iraq's warring factions.

"We should stop the surge and start bringing our troops home," said senior Democratic Senator Joseph Biden.

Carl Levin, another veteran Democrat, said claims the surge was working was part of a "litany of delusion" by the Bush administration on Iraq.

Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton said the reports by Petraeus and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker demanded the "willing suspension of disbelief."

Petraeus and Crocker spent 10 consecutive hours testifying to tense hearings of the Senate Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees, which came on the sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, a day of deep political significance here.

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2. and yet they do nothing...

Where is the ACTION.... Lets end it now...Pull the plug on the money...