Joe Lieberman today: "Things are looking up"
Just at the moment things are at last beginning to look up in Iraq, a narrow majority in Congress has decided that it's time to force our military to retreat. Rather than supporting Gen. Petraeus, they are threatening to strip him of the troops he says he needs and sabotage his strategy. ...
The deadline for retreat that Congress wants to impose is both arbitrary and inflexible. American troops would be forced to begin withdrawing regardless of conditions in Iraq, regardless of the recommendations of our military commanders, and regardless of what impact a hasty retreat would have on America's security and credibility ...
Decisions in war should be made by our military commanders based on facts on the battlefield, not by politicians in Washington watching the polls. ...
A deadline for withdrawal is a guarantee of defeat. ...
Rather than imposing a deadline that ensures our failure, Congress should ... give Gen. Petraeus and his troops a chance to succeed.
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