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rodeodance Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:26 PM
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Giuliani Signals Support For Second Escalation Of U.S. Forces To Iraq »
Giuliani Signals Support For Second Escalation Of U.S. Forces To Iraq »

In an interview this week with Bloomberg TV, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani declard that he would consider increasing U.S. troop levels to Iraq, beyond the tens of thousands of soldiers ordered to Iraq in January as part of President Bush’s escalation policy.

Bloomberg host Peter Cook asked Giuliani, “If General Petraeus comes back in September and says, we can win this thing, but it’s going to take more U.S. troops, could you support the notion of adding even more U.S. troops to Iraq?”

Giuliani said he could support escalating Bush’s escalation, provided Petraeus believed he “need more troops to make it work in order to get Iraq to a situation where Iraq is stable.” When Cook noted that many Americans would strongly oppose such a plan, Giuliani said, “Hey, you know, leadership is about sometimes doing the things you know are right.” Watch it:
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BlueStater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:33 PM
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1. I don't believe for a second we're trailing any of these morons in the polls
You CANNOT get elected president saying dumbass things like you would escalate the EXTREMELY UNPOPULAR Iraq war. Someone needs to knock some sense into these idiots.
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Bullet1987 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jun-15-07 02:40 PM
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2. Are these dumb fools even thinking about winning the general election?
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