Cheney Argues That Iraq Timetable Would Undercut U.S. Interests

[ProSense]

To hell with the Mideast situation and Iraqi sovereignty, it's more inportant to keep an eye on Iraq's oil:

Cheney Argues Against Iraq Timetable

Vice President Cheney Argues That Iraq Timetable Would Undercut U.S. Interests

By MIKE GLOVER
The Associated Press

DES MOINES, Iowa - Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday rejected a call from some Democrats for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, arguing that it would run counter to American interests.

"Either we are serious about fighting this war or we are not," Cheney told an Iowa audience in his first visit to the state since the 2004 election.

Several congressional Democrats favor the initial steps of drawing down U.S. forces in Iraq, a proposal that has divided the party but united Republicans who accuse the opposition of a "cut-and-run" approach.

Looking ahead to the midterm elections, Republicans such as White House adviser Karl Rove have sought to portray the Democrats as weak on national security. Cheney, campaigning for congressional candidates in Iowa, echoed that sentiment.

The vice president singled out Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., a decorated Marine who has pushed for a timetable for withdrawing Americans from Iraq.

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2204564&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

Speaking of national security: AK-47's smuggled into U.S. from Iraq:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2728703&mesg_id=2728703

[saltpoint]

1. Well, hell. If Dick Cheney says so, it must be so.

When has he ever steered us wrong?

[cboy4]

2. The friggen skipper of the Titanic was a better steerer!

:)

[saltpoint]

3. "The flooding throughout the ship is in its last throes..."

Hey there, cboy4. Hope you're doing well out west.

[cboy4]

5. . . .

:spray:

You to O C!

[jsamuel]

4. I suppose by "interests" he means Exxon/Mobile/Halliburton

[Quixote1818]

6. Well, Cheney has been wrong about everything

His batting average is so bad it's in the negative range. He is only interested in what is good for the Bush Administration and how to win the next Presidential election. He could care less how many of our kids get killed or maimed in the meantime.