Democrats have no plan for consequences of retreat?

LA Times:

Lawmakers who have led the drive to bring troops home from Iraq have not devised a strategy to deal with the widespread killings that could follow a pullout, recent interviews with more than two dozen Democrats and Republicans show.

Many of them acknowledge that Iraq may plunge into vicious sectarian fighting much like the ethnic cleansing that consumed Bosnia a decade ago. However, they said they would reject the use of U.S. troops to stop the killing.

"I wouldn't be surprised if it's horrendous," said House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey (D-Wis.), who has helped spearhead efforts against the war. "The only hope for the Iraqis is their own damned government, and there's slim hope for that."

Some proponents of a withdrawal declined to discuss what the United States should do if the violence increases.

"That's a hypothetical. I'm not going to get into it," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said.

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Reid's comment is really irresponsible, but then one should never expect him or Democrat leaders to take responsibility for any debacle they cause. There real Plan B is to blame Bush. The debacle then is just another political benefit for their campaign to destroy the ability of the country to use force to defend itself and disrupt enemy activity.

Comments

  1. Dymphna6:14 PM

    This is a two-for-one for the Dems. They get to blame Bush for a poor execution of the war and thus the forced retreat, and then they get to blame him for the horrible aftermath.

    Such destruction in the service of hatred.

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