Iraq Debate Heats Up (Republican's lie and die plan)

Iraq Debate Heats Up

As Midterm Elections Approach, Party Conflicts Over Iraq War Increase
By DAVID CHALIAN

June 20, 2006 — - As Americans woke up this morning and learned of the tragic fates of two American servicemen in Iraq, they saw yet more evidence of the real war that continues there.

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Kerry, along with Sens. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., and Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., plan to offer an amendment to the 2007 Defense Authorization bill this week that sets a deadline of July 1, 2007, for U.S. troops to be redeployed out of Iraq.

'Lie and Die'

Kerry, a former presidential candidate, was well-prepared for the Republican criticism and took to the morning radio airwaves on Don Imus' popular program to fight back.

"'Cut and run' -- that's their phrase," he said. "They found their three words. They love to do that. And they're going to try to make the elections in November a choice between 'cut and run' and 'stay the course.' That's not the choice."

"My plan is not 'cut and run,'" he said. "Their plan is 'lie and die.' And that's what they are doing. They lie to America, what's happening on the ground. They lie about why we're there. They lie about what's happening. And our plan is very simple. It's redeploy to win the war on terror. Change to succeed."

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