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"Sen. Norm Coleman says he will not support an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Coleman said he wants to see a change in policy but believes U.S. troops will be Iraq for a long time. Democrats have been trying to pressure Coleman this week as the Senate debates war strategies.
Washington — Coleman said during his 30-minute conference call that he will not support any plans that call for an immediate troop withdrawal in Iraq. He did say he wanted to see a significant change in military strategy by next year but stressed that he expects U.S. troops to remain a part of that strategy.
"We will have a long-term presence in Iraq, but with a change in mission," he said.
Coleman called it "irresponsible" to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq. He said doing so would cause a civil war, would allow terrorists to establish operations in Iraq, and would give neighbor Iran greater influence in Iraq.
Coleman said he understands the public frustration with the war, but he won't vote for anything that he believes would cause greater harm to the United States. At the same time, Coleman said the Iraqi government and Iraqi troops have to take a greater role in securing the country. "
Hugh Hewitt interviewed Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in the 7:00 hour of his program today. Senator Lieberman laid out clear, concise and compelling arguments for why we need to stay in Iraq. You need to read the transcript or listen to the interview (once Hugh has them posted) over at HughHewitt.com.
"Sen. Norm Coleman says he will not support an immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq. In a conference call with reporters on Thursday, Coleman said he wants to see a change in policy but believes U.S. troops will be Iraq for a long time. Democrats have been trying to pressure Coleman this week as the Senate debates war strategies.
Washington — Coleman said during his 30-minute conference call that he will not support any plans that call for an immediate troop withdrawal in Iraq. He did say he wanted to see a significant change in military strategy by next year but stressed that he expects U.S. troops to remain a part of that strategy.
"We will have a long-term presence in Iraq, but with a change in mission," he said.
Coleman called it "irresponsible" to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq. He said doing so would cause a civil war, would allow terrorists to establish operations in Iraq, and would give neighbor Iran greater influence in Iraq.
Coleman said he understands the public frustration with the war, but he won't vote for anything that he believes would cause greater harm to the United States. At the same time, Coleman said the Iraqi government and Iraqi troops have to take a greater role in securing the country. "
Hugh Hewitt interviewed Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) in the 7:00 hour of his program today. Senator Lieberman laid out clear, concise and compelling arguments for why we need to stay in Iraq. You need to read the transcript or listen to the interview (once Hugh has them posted) over at HughHewitt.com.
posted by The Lady Logician at
7:13 PM
2 Comments:
So why can't a Republican Senator- Norm Coleman-- be equally clear and specific? What "change in mission" is needed? How about trying to WIN and WITHOUT all the elaborate second-guessing, back-biting and treasonous commentary from the peanut gallery? THAT would be different, eh?
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Anonymous, at 10:07 AM
Who is ANY politician to say what the "change in mission" should be? That is a decision that is best left to the generals and the soldiers in theatre.
If the politicians were really sincere about winning they would let the military leaders decide what the course of action should be without all of the elaborate second guessing etc! The military can not win with 535 Commanders in Chief. That is why we have ONE Commander in Chief!
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The Lady Logician, at 11:47 AM
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