Comments on: Biden Will Return to Iraq to Gather Info from Troops

By: Steve Campitelli

Steve Campitelli — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 05:27:27 +0000

Joe Biden: the last Democrat standing. In the coming weeks, the administration will take "limited military progress" (as to be expectedly reported by General Petraeus) and turn it into a declaration of victory. The media will be flooded with comments from leading Republicans to the effect that "the surge is working and we must stay the course." Americans are patriotic people and it will be very sad to see their patriotism used against them. The tide of public opinion will soon turn leaving the Democratic front-runners, namely Clinton, Obama and Edwards, nakedly exposed for having adopted rigid postures calling for immediate withdrawal with little to no regard for the consequences of such an irresponsible action.

Only Joe Biden's integrity will remain intact; and it will be his voice that silences the roar from the White House as he reminds the American people of the stated objective of the surge; to wit, give the Iraqi parliament time to get their political house in order.

The political situation not only is no better than it was before the surge, it is now much worse. And the same must be said in regard to effects of the surge on al Qaida recruitment and activity.

This country cannot possibly sustain its current level of deployment in Iraq . . . and when you start taking "cops" off the street, the criminals will throw a party.

Joe Biden is, and has been, right all along: without a political solution in play, Iraq is a never-ending and, to quote the Senator, "Bush-fulfilling prophesy."

By: Steve Campitelli

Steve Campitelli — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Joe Biden: the last Democrat standing. In the coming weeks, the administration will take “limited military progress” (as to be expectedly reported by General Petraeus) and turn it into a declaration of victory. The media will be flooded with comments from leading Republicans to the effect that “the surge is working and we must stay the course.” Americans are patriotic people and it will be very sad to see their patriotism used against them. The tide of public opinion will soon turn leaving the Democratic front-runners, namely Clinton, Obama and Edwards, nakedly exposed for having adopted rigid postures calling for immediate withdrawal with little to no regard for the consequences of such an irresponsible action.

Only Joe Biden’s integrity will remain intact; and it will be his voice that silences the roar from the White House as he reminds the American people of the stated objective of the surge; to wit, give the Iraqi parliament time to get their political house in order.

The political situation not only is no better than it was before the surge, it is now much worse. And the same must be said in regard to effects of the surge on al Qaida recruitment and activity.

This country cannot possibly sustain its current level of deployment in Iraq . . . and when you start taking “cops” off the street, the criminals will throw a party.

Joe Biden is, and has been, right all along: without a political solution in play, Iraq is a never-ending and, to quote the Senator, “Bush-fulfilling prophesy.”