Does anyone know what the Republican plan for sucess in Iraq is?
921992
'Republican Plan' 'Success in Iraq' are an oxymoron. They had, never had, or will have a plan for success. What they did have was a plan to steal oil.
870733
You may be right, but did any Demcate tell you their plan for stopping the war? I never Heard one.  Did they tell you their plan for stopping terrorism before it happens here in American again, I didn't here any plan.  Did they tell you their plan for Social Security other than just raise taxes and the retirement age AGAIN.    And did they tell if they cared if we pull out of Iraq and Iran moves in 100,000's of thousands will be muredered and they will control that region and move against saudi arabia.  Did they tell us anything about that.  No, they don't live in the real world.  PS The Iraqi war was not about 9/11, it was about WMD that the Clinton CIA said were their, that Tony Blair of the UK said were their, that Putin of Russia siad were their.  And there is a good chance that the WMD were moved into Syria long before the invatsion.    The war was about a; making sure Iraq would not facilitate weapons to make another 9/11 here, and 2" creating a democracy in the middle east that would be pressure on Iran (whose people would like a democracy now, but can't because they have now have a religious nut job as a dictator who played a part in the American hostage crisis in 1979.  \n\nPlease tll em the Democratic plan for all this
714762
AMEN!!! Thats their problem they have absolutely NO plans at all! Thats all they do is bash republicans they need to shut up and start talking about what the hell they are going to do. Bashing republicans isnt what people want to hear they can do that themselves they need to hear plans of action of what they are going to do to make this country better and what they are going to do about the situation in Iraq.
917995
Republican health care policy=send your sons and daughters to Iraq. Dead people dont need health care.
171943
the future for iraq, judging from the size of the bases that have been built by the US, and the money being sunk into the place by both private and public entities (much of which, of course, is being stolen by greedy american contractors), is as an embattled base for corporations that wish to access the oil there. \n\nthe people will be caught in the middle of a growing insurgency (drawing fighters from all over the Middle East, who will rightly see this as an infraction of sovereignty) and the big money of US-backed interests who will hang on (even after the troops go, there will be private contractors as long as there is money to pay them or the interest in being there). \n\nif we're lucky (and i do mean all of us), Iraq will not be the central battlefield of WWIII. but i'm not optimistic.
583369
Exactly what we're doing.  We weren't there to create governments based on democratic principles.  But, since it was essential to remove Hussein in order for change to occur in the region, the only right resolution after removal was to create the opportunity for everyone in Iraq to participate in electing the government they want.  The other crap you hear is partisan bull that is distorting the real process going on.
874927
Republicans constantly use tactics such as these that appeal to the complete morons that vote for them.  The war in Iraq is costing the lives of Iraqis and American soldiers, and to compare it to abortion is disgusting and irresponsible.  Then again, these are republicans that we're talking about.
848012
There isnt any.\n\nIf you want to pay higher taxes vote Democrat\n\nIf you want to pull out of Iraq and make Iraq a haven for terrorism and basically hand it over to Iran and show America as weak vote Democrat\n\nIf you want a party that wants to reduce the size and effectiveness of our military vote Democrat\n\nIf you want leaders you do not understand the real threat of terrorism vote Democrat\n\nIf you want a country run like the city of San Fransisco vote Democrat\n\nand on and on
830441
Henry Kissinger is a Republican that finally told the truth.\n\nThe Iraq war is unwinnable, unless serious changes are made. The Iraqi people don't like being occupied, and though they are happy Saddam is gone....they don't love Americans either.\n\nThe USA needs to make some serious choices ASAP.
849615
When I heard his criticism about how the democrats don't have a plan for getting out of Iraq, I wondered -- do the republicans?\n\nAfter all, they should've had a plan from the beginning. And, obviously they still don't have a plan.\n\nWhat a weak criticism - but it is one that appeals to the myopic cognitive dissonant right-wing ditto-heads.\n\nTuesday will tell.
1125249
The coalition would not order something like that.  That is now the role of the newly formed Iraqi Government.  Imagine if we had to do everything we do without cars because a few knuckleheads drink and drive and kill people everyday.  Would our commerce survive?
943075
I don't speak for the Dems about Iraq.  But, there are NO other voices in D.C. for ideas to flourish.  We are being ruled by a one party system.  Iraq has become a quagmire.  The costs in bodies and dollars are burdening the American citizens.  Why shouldn't the republicans be held to account?  At least for our soldiers that are giving there lives for a cause based on lies.  The republicans see it as an acceptable cost.
803463
There is none.  The U.S. has just managed to put into power a group of people whose entire political philosophy, and their entire platform, is NOTHING beyond "I hate George Bush!"\n\nThey have no exit strategy from Iraq.  They have no plans to save Social Security.  They have no plans to defend us against terrorism.  They have no idea how to run the government.  They have no concept of how business works.  They have no concept of what the Constitution or Bill of Rights mean. They have no plan for reducing size of the Federal government or bureaucracy.  They have no plan for reducing the Federal deficit except to raise our taxes, and then spend even more money.  They have no plan for improving Health Care except to socialize it.\n\nAnd we've managed to put into power a party that has, traditionally, stated that you, Mr. or Mrs. John Q. Public, are entirely too stupid to know how to run your own life, so just let them run everything for you.\n\nThe next few years ought to be especially perverted.
710993
The UK has already begun the retreat. I expect Australia and others to follow. We are too deeply entrenched to do exactly that very quickly. Democrats know this. We are likely the ones who will remain behind to help Iraq. \nThere are much deeper reasons aside from democracy for Maliki's call to remain in Iraq indefinitely. There are ties between Iraqi leadership begging us to stay, Saddam's death sentence, and Don Rumsfeld's resignation yesterday. Maybe something on the scale of Watergate from the Nixon era.
623756
we they can start by getting saddam out of power, well wait, we did that for them. then they can start by forming an independent goverment, no wait we did that too. well, i supose they need to form a top notch military power. oh hell we did that for them too. well i supose they can keep following our guidance, and learning to take control of their own country, and everything should be fine!!!
757009
Its funny, I read an article that said around seventy percent of Americans do not believe the Dems have any plan for Iraq, which is funny because they were voted in simply to punish the Reps on their plans in Iraq.  I love how the libs now rejoice over Pelosi, like she is some war hardened general destined to fix Iraq in the first 100 hours.  She is a San Fran lunatic that yanks funding for the ROTC because it doesn't incorporate gays, and people think she's going to fix Iraq?  Her priorities are outrageous!  Ah well, the Dems wont do anything but gridlock, they don't have the 2/3rd majority to enact the war powers act, so really they have VERY little control over Iraq.  Sorry for the rant
542340
The invasion of Iraq to depose Saddam Hussein was planned in 1991-1992 by members of George Bush Sr. administration.  George Bush Sr. rejected the plan as well as the concept of America as THE NEW ROME, able to use it's status as sole superpower to implement it's will in the world.\n\nThose members; Wolfowitz, Pearle, Cheney are the neocons of the current Bush Administration.  They took advantage of 9/11 to convince America to turn from the just invasion of Afghanistan and implement their Iraq plan on the basis of fraudulent intelligence.\n\nThe plan, as Bush Sr. recognized, was flawed.  The Iraqi's were not desirous of American style democracy or even compatible with such, and a much larger force was needed to keep peace between the factions.  Because this George Bush cannot admit  he was wrong, we continue to flounder in Iraq,\nstill acting under the assumptions from the 1991-92 plan.