US senator tells Iraqis to sort out future or see US leave (Biden in Ramadi)

[Barrett808]

Source: AFP

US senator tells Iraqis to sort out future or see US leave
by Jay Deshmukh

RAMADI, Iraq (AFP) - US Senator Joseph Biden told a gathering of tribal leaders and officials on Thursday that Iraqis must reconcile their differences as US troops would not stick around forever to shed their blood.

"Unity of Iraq is an Iraqi problem. America wants you to succeed and we will do whatever we can to enable you to succeed," said Biden, chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign Relations Committee and a presidential contender.

Speaking at a one-day forum in Ramadi, capital of Anbar province, just days after US President George W. Bush had stopped in the region to endorse peace initiatives, Biden said Iraq's future was in their hands.

"Only you can determine the future. It's encouraging to see central government assisting you in Anbar. In America we are waiting to see how extensive that cooperation will be," Biden said.

"If it is (extensive) you can count on America to stay, if it is not, we can say goodbye now. There are difficulties but if you continue (to make progress), we will also send you our sons and daughters to shed their blood with you, for you. But if you decide that you cannot live together, let us know. My son, who is a captain in the army, can stay home."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070906/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestanbar

[Solly Mack]

1. wow

[merh]

10. You mean it is that simple.

They have to stop trying to govern themselves to get the USofA out?

:shrug:

[TwilightGardener]

2. Uhhh, Joe--we're not staying, whether they cooperate or not--

don't start pulling the "we'll stay forever if you just start getting along" bullshit.

[rodeodance]

5. he just promised to shed more US blood for another promise from them!

[TwilightGardener]

6. That was insane. I can't believe he said that. Joe has a history

of shooting off his mouth before his brain catches up, and this is just another example.

[Tom Joad]

8. he knows exactly what he is saying. Same shit hillary is saying.

little warmongering nazis they are.

[Tom Joad]

7. Biden sucks corporate/militarist money while American kids die in a war he supported.

Why should he want the US to leave?
His only concern is political survival.

[Malikshah]

3. Biden--you ignorant ass. Just shut your piehole. You are an embarassment

to the Democratic party and the US when you spout such pathetic drivel as that.

[TwilightGardener]

4. Joe just blew whatever slim chance he had with this little speech.

[Jacobin]

11. You wonder how they all got hit in the head with stupid sticks

And how almost every single one of them wound up in Washington to spout drivel, talking points, mealy mouthed non-sense and stay utterly disconnected from the reality of the world.

Its bizarre.

[arcos]

9. Right, because the Iraqis all want the US to stay...

In fact, they danced on the streets and threw flowers to American soldiers.

:sarcasm: