Al Franken & Ed Schultz: If Iraqis don't it together, we'll leave

[yurbud]

It's odd to me that both are selling this point, and I wonder if this is some democratic strategy.

On the one hand, it at least differentiates Democrats from Bush who says violence is reason to stay.

More importantly though, it is completely divorced from reality. Poll after poll have shown that Iraqis want us to leave, and a recent Brit Ministry of Defense poll found that less than one percent of Iraqis felt safer because we're there. Therefore, saying we will leave is not a threat.

Are these guys uninformed, selling something or what?

[still_one]

1. I don't think so

I think they are just stating their personal views, nothing more

[IndyOp]

2. Doesn't this relate to a recent comment from the * administration --

That the Iraqi gov't better get it together fast because US public support is waning...

Sorry, no ref...

[still_one]

5. I heard something different

bush said it will be someone elses problem to figure out how to get out of Iraq, because he won't do it

[yurbud]

10. Al has said this for a while

[autorank]

3. You go ED!!! How about: "Since they asked us to leave, we're leaving"

Every poll conducted says they want us to leave. The polls also show a majority, just over 50%, of Iraqis saying they support suicide bombings against our soldiers. Time to bid adieu!

Keep pounding them ED!

[The_Casual_Observer]

4. The US isn't going to leave Iraq. They didn't do all this just to walk

away. They will be there for the next 50 years.

[still_one]

7. no we won't

yes, there are some who would like that, but eventually when the cost because too high, and when enough people are directly affected, we will be out of there

[Cleita]

6. There is the possibility if we leave that Saddam might

beat the system and regain power. But maybe that's karma punishing the Bush administration for doing the unthinkable and raiding a country we had previously disarmed.

[still_one]

8. A more likely possibility would be that Iraq will unite with Iran

That will probably eventually happen anyway

[yurbud]

11. that's about as likely as Zarqawi or Dr. Evil taking over

[Ms. Clio]

9. Please don't throw me into dat dere briar patch, Bre'r Fox

is what the Iraqis would say if they were familiar with 19th century racist children's lit like Uncle Remus.

[yurbud]

12. great one

[Ms. Clio]

13. Thanks

I do get so tired of this liberal white man's burden BS.

[yurbud]

14. Why is it so hard to say Bush went to steal their oil, the Iraqis figured

it out, and they're pissed?