Forgive my ignorance...

[kerrywins]

but when Kerry gets elected...and has to clean up Bush's mess...is he gonna pull the troops out of Iraq?

[EnfantTerrible]

1. 40,000 more to be sent

that's what I've heard anyway. This is a mess that will take many years to clean up. Probably still be there for Edwards or Hillary to clean up after Kerry leaves office in 8 years.

[NMDemDist2]

2. no no no Kerry in NOT going to send 40K more troops

:argh:

he wants to up the military by 40K to take the pressure off the reserves and the Guard and bring in NATO and Arab League troops and pull our troops OUT!!

[Stew225]

3. The Kerry campaign has sure made that clear,

eh? I didn't know that either but I'm doing my best to stay up with everything.

[Pepperbelly]

4. that, quite frankly, is a horseshit lie ... a falsehood spread in part ...

by those who are gullible as well as those with ulterior motives.

He intends to add 40,000 troops to the size of the Army, not send 40,000 to Iraq. His intent, in Iraq, is to withdraw troops although he has set no timetable or schedule.

[EnfantTerrible]

5. Forgive my ignorance as well...

I wasn't trying to spread any falsehoods! I thank you for the clarification.

[Pepperbelly]

6. not u or the thread originator ...

but it came about as a deliberate distortion of what was actually said and then was spread by those with ulterior motives or those who believe bad things at first blush and did not know the truth.

[EnfantTerrible]

7. Cheers

[James T. Kirk]

8. Kerry's 40,000 new troops are for everywhere except Iraq.

This is from the Democratic platform:

We will add 40,000 new soldiers – not to increase the number of soldiers in Iraq, but to sustain our overseas deployments and prevent and prepare for other possible conflicts. This will help relieve the strain on our troops and bring back more of our soldiers, guardsmen and reservists. We are dedicated to keeping our military operating on a volunteer basis. We are committed to management reform both to ensure that our defense funding is spent effectively and to help pay
for these new forces.

[NMDemDist2]

9. amazing how much info you can find from the Dem party and Kerry's

website huh?

:smoke: