"President Bush's policy announced by General Petraeus is a path to 10 more years of war in Iraq. General Petraeus' testimony to Congress drew a bright line: redeployment is not an option; endless war in Iraq is the Administration's only option.
"Under the Bush plan, 130,000 Americans will remain in harm's way in Iraq at a cost of hundreds of billions of additional taxpayer dollars. This status quo policy was rejected by General James Jones, whose recent report stated that significant force reductions are possible and that we must reduce our military footprint in Iraq.
"The Bush-Petraeus plan of 130,000 Americans in Iraq for 10 more years is not a reduction in our footprint; it is an insult to the intelligence of the American people to call that a new direction. It is a status quo plan that tells the Iraqi government that they do not need to change.
"The American people long ago rejected the President's plan to stay in Iraq, which is why they voted for a New Direction in 2006. Yet, with his veto pen and the 60-vote hurdle in the Senate, the President is preventing the redeployment of our troops, the rebuilding of our military, and the refocusing of our nation's efforts on fighting terrorism."
10 more years eh Nancy? Have any proof of that? Redeployment is NOT an option because there is progress being made and you simply don't like it.
"The Bush-Petraeus plan of 130,000 Americans in Iraq for 10 more years is not a reduction in our footprint" You assume too much. Petraeus never said that we would have to remain at war in Iraq for 10 years.
"will be in Iraq in some way for 9 or 10 years" could mean anything. Hell, even one soldier in Iraq could mean "some way". We certainly aren't going to have 130,000 troops in Iraq in 9 or 10 years. It simply isn't possible. You're stretching the truth to fit your own personal agenda.
And finally, Americans voted in Democrats in 2006 for a variety of reasons, including Iraq. But you assume that's the ONLY reason you were voted in. If you truly believe that, you're in some deep trouble come election time.
Travis
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