White House Postponing Loss of Iraq, Biden Says

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By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, January 5, 2007; Page A06

Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said yesterday that he believes top officials in the Bush administration have privately concluded they have lost Iraq and are simply trying to postpone disaster so the next president will "be the guy landing helicopters inside the Green Zone, taking people off the roof," in a chaotic withdrawal reminiscent of Vietnam.

"I have reached the tentative conclusion that a significant portion of this administration, maybe even including the vice president, believes Iraq is lost," Biden said. "They have no answer to deal with how badly they have screwed it up. I am not being facetious now. Therefore, the best thing to do is keep it from totally collapsing on your watch and hand it off to the next guy -- literally, not figuratively."


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[LynneSin]

1. Bout time my senator grew a set of balls

You go Joe - who knows, maybe I could support your run for president (although let's face it - both that idea and you're winning are both longshots)

[rodeodance]

3. I have heard this lots of times-but it needs to be said over and over.

[No DUplicitous DUpe]

2. K&R!!!

[Astrad]

4. It's nice to see the truth simply stated. n/t