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Quote by: bishop how do we make that situation better? beats the hell out of me. one thing i do know is that talking about withdrawing should be allowed to be a viable option in the debate. the alternative is to continue flying by the seat of our pants, going wherever the wind may take us. |
I find it interestin gthat when John Murtha proposed a phased pull-out, the conservative Pittsburgh Tribune-Review attacked him. They have changed their tune:
The war in Iraq: Time to move on Quote:
We didn't agree with Jack Murtha in November when he called for an immediate withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq. The timing was not right. But the times have changed.
This is not retreat. This is not cut-and-run. This is a recognition of the reality in Iraq -- one that has evolved into an Iraqi problem that only the Iraqis now can solve -- and that the paramount world security threat now is Iran.
On CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night, Jack Murtha predicted the "vast majority" of U.S. troops will be out of Iraq by year's end if not sooner. We hope
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