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April 26, 2004

Talking Tough?

Glenn says Kerry is talking tough on Iraq:

If elected president, John F. Kerry would move to increase the US military by 40,000 troops. He would send more soldiers to Iraq if commanders said they were needed. He would stay in Iraq as long as it took to get the job done.

I wonder what Robert Byrd has to say about sending 40,000 more troops into Iraq?

"Surely I am not the only one who hears echoes of Vietnam in this development," Byrd said in a speech on the Senate floor. "Surely, the administration recognizes that increasing the U.S. troop presence in Iraq will only suck us deeper, deeper into the maelstrom, into the quicksand of violence that has become the hallmark of that unfortunate, miserable country."

In the interest of disclosure, Byrd really wasn't talking about Kerry's position. If Kerry decides to send more troops -- a position that will probably change several times before November -- I'm sure Byrd will be as supportive as can be.

Posted by bubba138 at April 26, 2004 09:23 PM