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dc_dux · 12-11-2007, 09:08 AM

Thats great, ace.

Except, intentionally or not, you mischaracterized every Democratic leadership legislative proposal from June through the latest.

None could accurately be described as "cut and run" but rather as plans for phased redeployment tied to "real" benchmarks to hold he Iraqi government accountable to take meaningful steps towards reconciliation. Instead, Bush continues to lower the bar for Iraqi political "successes" and lets them continue to suck off the US tit while our troops are still acting as police in a sectarian conflict.

I believe it was also in August that Republican leaders said they would be prepared to take a different course if the Iraqis did not show meaningful progress towards meeting the political benchmarks by September. I guess they were just blowing more hot air.

But back to reality....
ace...do you think arming 60,000+ Sunni "concerned local citizens", some of whom US forces acknowledge may be "sympathizers of al Qaida in Iraq and other anti-government organizations" is "progress"? Or the unaccounted for 12,000+ US weapons provided to the Iraqi government, but much of which may have ended up in the hands of Shia militiant groups.

Is arming both sides of the sectarian conflict really a sign of "leaving the country better prepared"?

12-11-2007, 09:08 AM	#132 (permalink)
dc_dux Location: Washington DC	Thats great, ace. Except, intentionally or not, you mischaracterized every Democratic leadership legislative proposal from June through the latest. None could accurately be described as "cut and run" but rather as plans for phased redeployment tied to "real" benchmarks to hold he Iraqi government accountable to take meaningful steps towards reconciliation. Instead, Bush continues to lower the bar for Iraqi political "successes" and lets them continue to suck off the US tit while our troops are still acting as police in a sectarian conflict. I believe it was also in August that Republican leaders said they would be prepared to take a different course if the Iraqis did not show meaningful progress towards meeting the political benchmarks by September. I guess they were just blowing more hot air. But back to reality.... ace...do you think arming 60,000+ Sunni "concerned local citizens", some of whom US forces acknowledge may be "sympathizers of al Qaida in Iraq and other anti-government organizations" is "progress"? Or the unaccounted for 12,000+ US weapons provided to the Iraqi government, but much of which may have ended up in the hands of Shia militiant groups. Is arming both sides of the sectarian conflict really a sign of "leaving the country better prepared"? __________________ "The perfect is the enemy of the good." ~ Voltaire Last edited by dc_dux; 12-11-2007 at 09:50 AM..