Obama's announcement of Iraq withdrawal date puts U.S. troops "in peril," says Rick Perry

[TomCADem]

Source: CBS News

Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry on Saturday accused President Obama of endangering U.S. troops by announcing plans to end the nation's military role in Iraq this year.

"The last thing you want to do is put those men and women's lives in peril and I think that's what the president's done by making a political statement to his base that he's going to be out of Iraq by a date certain," Perry said.

The Texas governor, who had joined a number of his Republican rivals in criticizing the president's planned troop withdrawal on Friday, got more pointed as he spoke to reporters in Iowa, where Perry was joining one of the state's Republican members of Congress, Steve King, on a pheasant hunt.

Perry, an Air Force veteran who noted that he was "commander in chief of a fairly substantial group of individuals in the National Guard of Texas," called Obama's decision "bad public policy" and "bad tactics."


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20124198-503544/obamas-announcement-of-iraq-withdrawal-date-puts-u.s-trools-in-peril-says-rick-perry/

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Well, there you have it. Like every other Republican, Perry is hammering President Obama on the pullout, because taking US troops out of war zones endangers them. Apparently, it is safer to keep them in an armed conflict, rather than to bring them home.

[bluestateguy]

1. There must be no criticism of the commander in chief in a time of war

God Bless our troops AND their commander in chief.

[kestrel91316]

10. [phone] 000 000 000

Another effin' RW hypocrite.

[PatrynXX]

24. I must say every time one of these Republicans say such things

they are really dissing the troops. as in hello your incompetent soldiers. you can't protect yourself. can we try perry for Treason now?

[No Elephants]

29. There must always be criticism of the POTUS and most especially when he commits our children's lives

and our economy to a war.

That is why we have a First Amendment.

Not to mention that the so called war on terror will never end.

[appleannie1]

2. Does he think they have been to a picnic for years and now all of a sudden are in danger?

[elocs]

3. You know, I think I read this LBN here this afternoon so it's neither latest nor breaking for me. nt

[Tx4obama]

5. Really? Where'd you see it? This thread is the only one in LBN about what Perry said

that I can find here in LBN.

[Tx4obama]

4. Someone needs to tell Perry that it was BUSH that signed the agreement

and it was BUSH that agreed on the pull-out date.

Seems like NONE of the GOP'ers know anything.

[pasto76]

12. THAT POINT NEEDS TO BE HAMMERED HOME

this is NOT a political move to appease anyone on the left. Obama Admin WAS negotiating to keep troops there longer.

Bush signed the Status of Forces Act in 2008, requiring the withdrawl by this years end.

[PatrynXX]

23. well yeah and

it was the Republicans who authorized the bush tax cuts expire at the end of 2010.. look who got blamed there.

[LiberalFighter]

6. A date has to be announced sometime.

How else would it be done?

[joanbarnes]

7. They forgot to mention Iraq kicked us out.

[Renew Deal]

8. Yes, they are in danger of not being killed in Iraq.

:crazy:

[ClarkUSA]

11. lol

Good retort. I think I'll call up the Perry campaign tomorrow and tell them that. :evilgrin:

[PatrynXX]

25. probably why Billo's book is getting burned for warmth. N/T

[rocktivity]

9. Quite the opposite -- wouldn't theybe LESS likely to be attacked

if the the enemy knows they'll be gone in a few months?

And of course, he could reduce the peril by pulling them out even SOONER.

:eyes:
rocktivity

[alp227]

13. Commander AWOL smirks along with him.

The man who never had to encounter peril BECAUSE: "Texas Speaker Reportedly Helped Bush Get Into Guard" (Wash. Post: Sept. 21, 1999)

[No Elephants]

30. IMO, that pic shows Bush's stupidity and dishonestly more WITHOUT an iota of photoshopping.

Just make sure the banner is not cropped out and put the date of the photo under the pic. Says it all.

[Joey Liberal]

14. Iraq is big money for defense contractors

If we pull out (which I'm all for) there will be no need for defense contractors in Iraq. Its huge money. That is what bothers Perry and most other wingnuts. They are happy to send middle and lower class soldiers and marines in to harms way to keep the contractors happy and employed.

[Amonester]

15. AND the always forgotten to mention KICKBACK$ to Republican

politician$.

I just wish everybody would always mention this 'end-of-the-line' which is at the origin of all their evil.

Too many people forget that's where their money goes to.

Of course, all politicians need money to campaign, but why does it always have to 'transit' through special interests pockets? Why can't it go DIRECTLY into campaign funding. Where is the TRANSPARENCY when everything is done in HIDING?

[Joey Liberal]

32. Oh yes, that is very true

I know. They all contribute to the GOP.

[iamthebandfanman]

16. Who cares.

Obama could say the sky is blue and theyd disagree.

[truthisfreedom]

17. rethugs praying for harm to American Service people in Iraq before Nov 2012.

Plain and simple.

[SparkyOR]

18. foreign policy decisions

I, for one, would put Obama's foreign policy decisions, up against Republican administration, and GOP contenders any day of the week. Like I heard someone comment on a left wing radio show, If Obama had congressional support for his domestice policies, we might be looking at the same degree of success as he's had in foreign policy. (not saying he's perfect)

[SoapBox]

19. Uhhhh...Gov. Crazy??? Just a little reminder, who made the deal...BUSH!!!!!

Sheesh...these jackass GOPBaggers...own it!

[jtuck004]

20. Because we can sneak 50,000 troops and their materiel out overnight, using our

cloak of invisibility. It would probably be weeks, or maybe months, before they figured out we were gone.

We should be sneaky, like Rick is on a peasant hunt. (I think they got the spelling wrong in the news story above). It's one of his favorite outdoor activites.

[DallasNE]

21. These Words Will Come Back To Haunt

Both Perry and Romney when their dire consequences fail to materalize. They may get the Republican nomination with such talk but expecting the electorate to forgive such radical talk is silly at best.

[PatrynXX]

22. Yeah we have the republican method of war

many americans killed and wounded then we have Obama's. Libya, who was killed? and how short was it. Perry go back under the rock your living under

[Mr. McD]

26. Who cares what Perry says?

[JJW]

27. Rick Perry is emboldening the enemy

Not surprising for a secessionist.

[No Elephants]

28. Oh, jeez, Louise. The date has been out there since Bush's SOFA.

Damn media for simply re-publishing crap.

Journalism is no longer journalism, but mindless repetition of what "he said, she said." (Okay, in the case of U.S. politics, it's more often, "he said, he said," but you get my point.)

Edited because I had originally typed "Louise" without the "i". It was unintentional, but it worked that way, too.

[dddem]

31. Evidently I'm not as smart as Mr. Perry,

because when I read the sentence "The last thing you want to do is put those Men and Women's lives in peril" I want to finish it with 'So let's bring them home'.
What am I missing?

[mvd]

33. I guess we should keep them there forever out of fear

Typical stupid Republican thinking.