Kerry submits amendment to Defense Bill using Bush's own words.

[blm]

This will be interesting to see the GOPs spin on this - and see if the newsmedia steps in AGAIN to protect them.


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SA 2966. Mr. KERRY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 1585, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2008 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle C of title XV, add the following:

SEC. 1535. POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES ON A VOTE BY THE PARLIAMENT OF IRAQ ON THE UNITED STATES MILITARY MISSION IN IRAQ.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

(1) Section 1314(d) of the U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-28; 121 Stat. 125) states that ``he President of the United States, in respecting the sovereign rights of the nation of Iraq, shall direct the orderly redeployment of elements of U.S. forces from Iraq, if the components of the Iraqi government, acting in strict accordance with their respective powers given by the Iraqi Constitution, reach a consensus as recited in a resolution, directing a redeployment of U.S. forces''.

(2) President George W. Bush stated on April 24, 2007, that if the Government of Iraq ``said get out now, we're tired of the coalition presence, U.S.'s presence is counterproductive, we would leave''.

(3) In May 2007, a majority of the members of the Parliament of Iraq reportedly signed draft legislation calling for a timetable for the withdrawal of United States forces from Iraq.


(b) Policy of the United States.--It shall be the policy of the United States to request that the Prime Minister of Iraq submit to the Parliament of Iraq a resolution stating that it is in the interests of the people of Iraq to transition the United States military mission in Iraq to (1) training, equipping, and providing logistic support to the Iraqi Security Forces, (2) engaging in targeted counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda, al Qaeda-affiliated groups, and other international terrorist organizations, and (3) protecting United States and Coalition personnel and infrastructure, and redeploy United States forces not necessary to complete such missions by not later than nine months after the date of the enactment of this Act.

[liberal N proud]

1. They all count on the stupidity of Americans

Keep America busy with OJ and they will forget that bu$h said that or that the Iraqi Parliament said that.
Then they can condemn Kerry's amendment without hesitation

[toadzilla]

2. unfortunately, they're probably right. n/t

[blm]

8. Appears more like it will never even get 5seconds of coverage.

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[bigtree]

3. unfortunately it's all gibberish

good move :thumbsup:

[blm]

9. It is clever - and tracks accountability - which means newsmedia will ignore it.

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[pansypoo53219]

4. the bushevics will deny it

and the gnews believe them.

[SemiCharmedQuark]

5. "I just don't think I ever said I'm not worried about Osama bin Laden. It's kind of one of those

EXAGGERATIONS"

[blm]

7. heh - yep - one of them thar ex A jerr AY shuns.....

It is still ringing in my ears.

[blm]

6. Yeah - like the ENORMOUS CRAP he took on the truth during the debates and

the newsmedia didn't think it was newsworthy that he lied about his own words re Bin Laden.