Kerry Responds to Senator McCain’s Mischaracterization of His Iraq Plan

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry Responds to Senator McCain’s Mischaracterization of His Iraq Plan
November 10th, 2005

A short time ago, John Kerry offered a plan for success in Iraq on the Senate Floor. In his Floor Speech, Kerry responded to Senator McCain’s mischaracterization of the Kerry Iraq plan earlier today. In his speech today, Senator McCain failed to recognize concerns previously raised by senior U.S. military commanders and officials as outlined in Kerry’s speech at Georgetown in late October. Kerry’s plan is the most comprehensive plan offered to date, on a withdrawal from Iraq. Support for the Kerry plan was noted here, following his speech at Georgetown.

Senator Kerry’s Iraq plan (as offered on the Senate floor today) lays out a comprehensive new strategy to complete the mission in Iraq and bring our troops home. Its goal is to undermine the insurgency by simultaneously pursing both a political settlement and the draw down of American forces linked to specific, responsible benchmarks - beginning with the draw down of 20,000 troops after successful Iraqi elections in December. If followed, the process will be completed in 12-15 months.

“The path forward in Iraq must defeat the insurgency and keep faith with our troops, rather than be driven by the politics of the Republican base or rigid adherence to President Bush’s aimless course. The plan I have offered would correct our course. The speech Sen. McCain delivered does not,” Kerry said today.

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[blm]

1. I am so glad he's going after McCain by name. McCain deserves it.

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[second edition]

2. McCain deserves this. Big time. He out and out lies about Kerry's

position and plan. McCain and the press can not be allowed to get away with this.

[karynnj]

3. McCain voted against Kerry's prison amendment before he voted for it

I was shocked that McCain voted against it - but then he chaged to "aye' Martinez did the opposite.

[blm]

4. McCain didn't want to look bad or hypocritical....again.

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[BJW]

5. Thank You Mr. President!

[JanusAscending]

11. It's not very often

that one sees the PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES going to bat for the American people, on the Senate floor!! This is priceless!! All of us "Kerryites' salute you Sir, and are "Reporting for Duty"!!!! Can't help but love this guy.

[jenndar]

6. I was so glad to see him do that.

[newyawker99]

15. Hi jenndar!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[zulchzulu]

7. Kerry learned in 2004 just who John McCain really is...

McCain is an utter disappointment. He has proved time and time again he would rather vote for the Repugs instead of America's Jeffersonian interests.

[frogmarch]

8. That picture

is revolting. McCain's eyes are even closed. Ewwwww.

:puke:

[zulchzulu]

9. I think Chimpy has a woody for Johnny in that photo...

Fucking disgusting...

[snowbear]

12. **Remember this picture?** (Slighty different than the last one)

http://eliteleague.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol!.gif

[_dynamicdems]

13. The only thing that would make this photo more disgusting...

is if they were naked.


EWWWW! :puke:

[wisteria]

10. Kerry and all of us have to make sure McCain is called out for his

misrepresentation of Kerry's goals for Iraq.

[_dynamicdems]

14. McCain is so full of it.

Didn't anyone ever tell him that there is no return policy on the sale of your soul? He's screwed for eternity now.

McCain truly believed * was the best choice for POTUS in '04. Yeah, right. Just like John O'Neill was only "Swiftboating" John Kerry. Right. Now O'Neill's going after another Dem in Maine.

I'm glad that Senator Kerry responded to McCain's BS. His "friend." Yeah, like Brutus was a friend to Caesar.