Gore: Maybe US troops should be pulled out sooner than the end of the year

[kpete]

Gore: Maybe US troops should be pulled out from Iraq sooner than the end of the year

RAW STORY
Published: Sunday June 4, 2006

On a Sunday morning talk show, former Vice President Al Gore suggested that U.S. troops should pull out from Iraq sooner than the end of the year.

"John Kerry says there should be a complete pull-out by the end of this year, do you agree with that?" asked ABC's George Stephanopoulos.

"Well, not necessarily," Gore responded. "Maybe it could come sooner than that."

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Sooner?

MR. GORE: Well, maybe. Maybe sometime after that. I think that we need to pursue these twin objectives.

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Without a deadline, though?

MR. GORE: Probably without a deadline. I think the setting of the deadline is intended to -- sometimes it's described as a way to set in motion forces that will make -- improve our options and improve the situation on the ground. It's possible that setting a deadline could set in place, in motion, forces that would make it even worse. I think that we should analyze that very carefully. My guess is that a deadline is probably not the right approach. But again, you have to weigh that question in the context of how the political decisions are made between the Congress and the Executive Branch. Sometimes the Congress itself has blunt instruments and limited options to play a role in matters like this. But --

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Like cutting off funding?

MR. GORE: Well, I don't think anybody will be talking about that ever. But in terms of meeting these twin objectives, getting our troops home as quickly as possible without making the moral mistake of worsening an already bad situation, that's delicate, it's difficult.



Excerpts from ABC'S This Week with George Stephanopoulos show:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Gore_Maybe_troops_should_pullout_from_0604.html

Video at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2037865

[Olney Blue]

1. I heard that- he also said it might be later. He avoided a deadline date.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

2. Now were talking

This is what all democrats should be saying!

[Mass]

As I was saying, read what he actually said.

[Kerry fan]

10. Now we're talking? What all democrats should be saying?

Gore: "Maybe it could come sooner than that."

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: Sooner?

MR. GORE: Well, maybe. Maybe sometime after that.


Yep, that's real definite, isn't it?

LMAO!

[Mass]

3. You may want to read the full interview. Gore was unwilling to call

for a deadline, so he said: "may be sooner, may be later".

Rawstory has a title about as misleading as it can.

[sandnsea]

4. Let's not have a unified message

That would just be fucking stupid in an election year.

:banghead:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

6. "Corporations Are Good" hasn't been taken yet.

"Corporations Are Great" has been though.

[sandnsea]

7. Yeah, by Al Gore

Founder of the DLC and key supporter of NAFTA.

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

8. Well, there ya go.

[theoldman]

5. It's an election year and my bet is that we will start pulling

our troupes out of Iraq just before the election. Not very many, just enough to effect the election. After that it's any one's guess. It all depends on how much political heat is put on Bush.

[beachmom]

9. I have to say, I found that confusing.

The first part he's saying sooner, and then later he seems to repeat Joe Biden's position. Well, it doesn't matter. I consider Gore great on his issue -- Global Warming and Kerry the premier person on Iraq. I just wish more Senators would support Kerry's resolution #36 to have troops out by the end of the year. Please, please, Prime Minister Maliki, help us out, and ASK for a withdrawal date.

[ProSense]

11. I still hope

Gore goes here and supports the call for withdrawal.