Democrats Distort Their Own Plan

Democrats Cite Report On Troop Cuts in Iraq
Pentagon Plan Like Theirs, Senators Say

By Michael Abramowitz and Thomas E. Ricks
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, June 26, 2006; Page A01

Senate Democrats reacted angrily yesterday to a report that the U.S. commander in Iraq had privately presented a plan for significant troop reductions in the same week they came under attack by Republicans for trying to set a timetable for withdrawal.

Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said that the plan attributed to Gen. George W. Casey resembles the thinking of many Democrats who voted for a nonbinding resolution to begin a troop drawdown in December. That resolution was defeated Thursday on a largely party-line vote in the Senate.

"That means the only people who have fought us and fought us against the timetable, the only ones still saying there shouldn't be a timetable really are the Republicans in the United States Senate and in the Congress," Boxer said on CBS's "Face the Nation." "Now it turns out we're in sync with General Casey."

Sen. Carl M. Levin (Mich.), one of the two sponsors of the nonbinding resolution, which offered no pace or completion date for a withdrawal, said the report is another sign of what he termed one of the "worst-kept secrets in town" -- that the administration intends to pull out troops before the midterm elections in November.

"It shouldn't be a political decision, but it is going to be with this administration," Levin said on "Fox News Sunday." "It's as clear as your face, which is mighty clear, that before this election, this November, there's going to be troop reductions in Iraq, and the president will then claim some kind of progress or victory."

Democrats just can't seem to understand the finer nuances of policy decisions. For a group who believe that words are more important than actions, Democrats are unable to comprehend the difference between their cut and run proposals, and the withdraw where and when possible and appropriate policy of the President and General Casey.

How is "We are going to begin drawing our troops out of Iraq by (fill in the blank date certain)." the samething as "We will begin drawing our troop strength down as Iraqis stand up?" The President has been consistent since the outset of the war, that once the Iraqis are capable of defending themselves, we would begin withdrawing. President Bush has never wavered from this position, and General Casey's statement is fully consistent with this policy.

Democrats want so desperately to be seen as relevent that they will twist the meaning of their two withdrawal policy amendents into a convoluted version of what General Casey said. Note the difference in the way dates are used..."by December

For Carl "Combover" Levin to claim "It shouldn't be a political decision, but it is going to be with this administration," after having played politics with the Iraq waq from day one, is truly a case of the pot calling the kettle black. The President doesn't "play politics" with the lives of our troops or with any other policy decision. Once again we see that Democrats are incapable of understanding one simple fact, George Bush does exactly what he believes is the correct thing to do. He doesn't and never has cared about the polls. That is why he is for the most part such a good President.


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