Iraqi Spokesman Criticizes Senate Vote

BAGHDAD (AP) - An Iraqi government spokesman criticized the U.S. Senate vote to begin withdrawing U.S. troops by Oct. 1.

“We see some negative signs in the decision because it sends wrong signals to some sides that might think of alternatives to the political process,” Ali al-Dabbagh told The Associated Press.

He spoke after the Senate passed legislation Thursday that would require the start of troop withdrawals from Iraq by Oct. 1. The House passed the same bill a day earlier, and President Bush has promised a veto.

The legislation is the first binding challenge on the war that Democrats have managed to send to Bush since they reclaimed control of both houses of Congress in January.

“Coalition forces gave lots of sacrifices and they should continue their mission, which is building Iraqi security forces to take over,” al-Dabbagh said. “We see (it) as a loss of four years of sacrifices.”

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Iraqi Spokesman Criticizes Senate Vote

“Coalition forces gave lots of sacrifices and they should continue their mission, which is building Iraqi security forces to take over,” al-Dabbagh said. “We see (it) as a loss of four years of sacrifices.”

Yeah, they did, and no one has made those sacrifices and spent all the money that’s been required to set this thing in motion anywhere even remotely as close to that which we here in America have…

So just for grins, how about telling us how much longer YOU think we need to stay before the Iraqi security forces are declared useless??

By your own admission we’ve been training and equipping your forces, such as they are, for 4 years and you guys still can’t even remotely stand on your own, so tell us, tell the American people, just how much longer do we have to support your no warfighting asses??

Because there’s a whole bunch of us that really want to know that answer…