Biden Takes Credit for Success in Iraq

392cobra · #1 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 04:38 PM

What a idiot.

As senators, Barack Obama and Joe Biden both opposed the troop surge in Iraq -- and Biden even wanted to divide the country into three sections.

But as vice president, Biden is taking credit for success in Iraq.

"I am very optimistic about Iraq," he said. "I mean, this could be one of the great achievements of this administration."

But Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma, a member of the Armed Services Committee, said you cannot oppose the surge and then claim it for your legacy.

"When Joe Biden was in the Senate and Obama was in the Senate, they authored and were the chief architect of the resolution opposing the surge," he said.

The vice president also took credit for the troop drawdown.

"You're going to see 90,000 American troops come marching home by the end of the summer," he said. "You're going to see a stable government in Iraq that is actually moving toward a representative government."

But the drawdown was negotiated in the Status of Forces Agreement before the Obama administration took office.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010...-success-iraq/

RAZOR · #2 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 04:45 PM

When you live in Never, Never land all things are possible, or maybe its what we use to call Electric KOOLAID.

Dan40 · #3 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 05:54 PM

Well Al 'Hot times are here' Gore invented the Internet. Why should he be the only one with creds.

Gunner · #4 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 05:55 PM

Bastard! Bush claimed that YEARS ago!

Ralphy · #5 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 06:58 PM

I think the arrogance of this party shows just how ignorant they think the voters are.

Gunner · #6 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralphy

I think the arrogance of this party shows just how ignorant they think the voters are.

Absolutely. Every one of them should have listened when Bush said the war was over seven years ago!

Ralphy · #7 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 10:27 PM

The war has been over.
There is a large difference between a war and an occupation.

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Originally Posted by Gunner

Absolutely. Every one of them should have listened when Bush said the war was over seven years ago!

Gunner · #8 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ralphy

The war has been over.
There is a large difference between a war and an occupation.

Ahhh. That must be it. We occupied Viet Nam for 10 years.

Ralphy · #9 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 11:20 PM

If you were standing there, trust me you would know the difference.

[Tim Russert]: So, Senator Reid, what do you think of this most recent news from the War In Iraq?

[Senator Reid]: The war ended in May of 2003, Tim. Our military did their usual brilliant job, and we defeated Saddam's army. The Occupation Of Iraq, however, isn't going so well, in large part because the Bush Administration has totally botched the job, leading to the death of thousands of our soldiers, and dragging our nation into disrepute around the world. I'd like to see us greatly scale down the current Occupation of Iraq, redeploy our Occupation Forces to nearby nations in case we're needed by the new Iraqi government, and get our brave young men and women out of harm's way. Occupations have a nasty way of fomenting civil wars, you know, and we don't want this one to go any further than it has.

http://www.commondreams.org/views06/0619-22.htm