about a "plan b". And when he asked her didn't she say there was no "plan b" they were going to make plan A work? Well, here we go again, Senator Kerry was right- asking the appropriate questions of Rice before anyone else even gave it a thought.
From Clairblogience:
But, I think this may just be tough talk on their end to make it look like they’re finally with the rest of America on the Iraq issue. What I found most interesting was Rice’s response to Kerry’s questions about a “Plan B”:
KERRY: But what does it mean to say it’s not open-ended? What is the accountability measure here? Are you saying, if it’s not open-ended, that you’re prepared to terminate it? Do you agree that it’s not open-ended, first of all?
RICE: Of course, it is not open-ended.
KERRY: If it’s not open-ended, does that mean you’re prepared if they fail to pull out, to terminate? What is the accountability mechanism?
RICE: Senator, I think it’s best to leave the president’s words as the president’s words.
I do think that the accountability rests in two places. First of all, I think the Iraqis now know that if they don’t succeeding returning security to their population, then their population is not going to support them. And…
KERRY: And what are we going to do? That’s the big issue to the United States Congress.
RICE: … it’s a democratic process.
And, secondly, we will have an opportunity as this policy unfolds — it’s not going to happen overnight — as it unfolds to see whether or not, in fact, the Iraqis are living up to the assurances that they gave us.
KERRY: And what if they don’t?
RICE: Senator, I don’t think you go to plan B. You work with plan A.
KERRY: But that’s not a plan B. That’s a very critical issue.
RICE: You work with plan A and you give it the possibility of success, the best possibility of success.
Right…you just work with plan A only. Just keep working it like we’ve been workingplan A for all this time in Iraq and failing miserably. Haven’t they learned yet that things may not go according to plan, and given that, it would be a good idea to have a backup plan? It only emphasizes the weakness of this plan.
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http://clairblogience.wordpress.com/2007/01/12/response-to-troop-increase-plan/
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070226/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_sunni_leader;_ylt=AqkdwkcuxtmMFVw3Hpjb5VWs0NUE
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