"PRESIDENTIAL" THOUGHTS

"A hard, fast, arbitrary deadline for withdrawal offers our commanders in the field and our diplomats in the region insufficient flexibility to implement that strategy."
-- Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) 6/6/06

"A deadline for pulling out will only encourage our enemies to wait us out. It would be Lebanon 1985, and God only knows where it goes from there."
-- Senator Joe Biden (D-DE) 6/21/05

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Guess their positions on the war aren't that different.
Whose actions support their statements?
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"Do not yield. Do not flinch. Stand up. Stand up with our President and fight. We're Americans. We're Americans, and we'll never surrender. They will."
-- Senator John McCain (R-AZ)

"We are working to standardize the caliber and training of those who are asked to protect us. By putting more boots on the ground as well as improving our training requirements and standards, we are doing a better job protecting our citizens in Alaska."
-- Governor Sarah Palin (R-AK)