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cal04 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:02 PM
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Gen. Petraeus and Sen. McConnell at odds over surge
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said on CBS's Face The Nation on Sunday that he expects the US "surge" in Iraq to come to an end in September, a sentiment that deviates greatly from the official White House and military stance.

"I think that everybody anticipates that this is going to be a new strategy in the fall. I don't think we'll have the same level of troops, in all likelihood, that we have now," he said. "We're not forever."

McConnell said he sees "growing support" among both Republicans and Democrats for implementing the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, which included a suggestion for a phased withdrawal of US troops.

Also this morning, appearing on Fox News Sunday US General David Petraeus said that the "surge" strategy would not be completed by September.

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SoFlaJet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-17-07 01:30 PM
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1. yea right
all these "tough talking" republicans never put their money (votes) where their mouths are...they have an agenda of; block anything the democratic party is trying to do in the senate. It makes them look good I guess to be able to come back in '08 and say "look, the dems didn't accomplish anything while they had control".It's never about what is good for the country or the people with that crowd-only what (they think) is good for the party.
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