Lugar: U.S. Must Reduce Military Presence In Iraq

[deminks]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/06/25/lugar-iraq-2/

In a major speech tonight on the Senate floor, Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN) announced his support for an immediate and dramatic shift in Iraq policy. The top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee called on President Bush “to downsize the U.S. military’s role in Iraq and place much more emphasis on diplomatic and economic options.”

“Our course in Iraq has lost contact with our vital national security interests in the Middle East and beyond,” Lugar said. “Our continuing absorption with military activities in Iraq is limiting our diplomatic assertiveness there and elsewhere in the world.”

Lugar warned that “persisting indefinitely” with President Bush’s escalation strategy “will delay policy adjustments that have a better chance of protecting our vital interests over the long term.” He specifically rejected claims that withdrawing U.S. forces will increase instability. Downsizing the U.S. military presence in Iraq would “strengthen our position in the Middle East, and reduce the prospect of terrorism, regional war, and other calamities,” Lugar said. Watch it:


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one by one they begin to come around. Drip Drip Drip

[EVDebs]

1. And according to Chalmers Johnson's Nemesis, in the rest of the world too ! nt

[seemslikeadream]

10. “Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic.”

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1078166




http://www.bushflash.com/14.html

or maybe this if you have time
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1656880303867390173&q=freedom+to+fascism&total=835&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0


War and Globalization
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Hijacking Catastrophe:
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[jaysunb]

2. Then why not vote that way ?????????????????

:evilfrown:

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

3. cnn ac360 calling it breaking news - now

dana bash says this will give other republicans political cover and dems can say it's just not us, but a red-state conservative says the same thing.

david gergen - a dramatic break with the administration

[TwilightGardener]

5. Yeah, it worked so well when Hagel, that red-state conservative,said it...half a year ago.

Where the fuck was Lugar all these months? Why is he coming around NOW?

[EVDebs]

11. Pssst...R's are bolting from the party. Look at KS, and now Bloomberg

They are so scared of running for office with the scarlet letter "R" next to their names...

[nevergiveup]

4. This is classic Lugar

When it gets down to the nitty gritty of putting his vote where his mouth is, he has no balls.

[Disturbed]

6. This is an important event.

Lugar carries a lot of clout with Rethugs in Congress. His stance will bring other Rethugs to demand a Draw Down of US Troops in Iraq. The Rethugs need to stem the flow of US Troop blood before the 08' Elections. This does not mean an end of the US Occupation but I feel that it will mean that the US Govt. will try to keep US Troops deaths and injuries down after this Escalation has failed.

[salin]

7. Naw. He was very harsh before the invasion about the absence

of post Saddam planning. Folks hailed his words - but he continued to vote lockstep with the white house. This is what he does. He *sounds* like a senior statesman, but he votes like a craven crony.

[Hubert Flottz]

9. You're right I've watched him too...

He's a total Zellout! About as big a BushCo enabler as you'll find in congress. Stands up and lies with the best of them knowing all the time that he's telling lie after lie. Even the "Good" GOPers, are disgusting, lying, pigs!

[Hubert Flottz]

8. Just another GOP Dick with no balls!

That's Dick Lugar alright! These balless dicks are screwing America to death.