'Diplomatic surge' needed in Iraq, Biden says [View All]

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http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/09/11/iraq.senate/index.html

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Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, told Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker at the start of a hearing on their reports that the time to start troop drawdowns is now, and that a "diplomatic surge" is imperative.

He said a federally decentralized Iraq with a limited central government is the "last best hope" for Iraq.

Biden said he found little reason to believe that sectarian violence will end in Iraq.

"Are we any closer to a lasting political settlement? If we continue to surge, is there any evidence Sunnis, Shias and Kurds will stop killing?" Biden asked.

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Its about time!!