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Biden: U.S. troop 'surge' can't be stopped WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., says he will do whatever he can to oppose a "surge" in U.S. troops sent to Iraq, but doubts anyone can prevent it. Biden, a Democratic presidential contender for 2008, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., appeared on NBC News' "Meet the Press" Sunday. "There's not much I can do about it -- not much anybody can do about it," Biden said. President Bush is "commander in chief. If he surges another 20 (thousand), 30 (thousand), or whatever number he's going to into Baghdad, it will be a tragic mistake, in my view, but as a practical matter, there is no way to say, 'Mr. President, stop.'" Biden, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, said he would hold hearings on Iraq policy and introduce a "resolution of disapproval" in the Senate. He also said he believes it would unconstitutional for Congress to try to put a cap on U.S. troops in Iraq. Graham supports the idea of an increase in U.S. troops, and said Sunday, "All I ask of my Republican colleagues, Democratic colleagues and the nation is just to hear the president out ... Where do we agree as a nation? That a failed stay in Iraq is disaster for this country. If Iraq fails, and you have open civil war, and it creates a regional conflict that would follow us for decades." Referring to President Lincoln's search for a winning general in the U.S. Civil War, Graham said the new commander in Iraq, Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, "I hope is Bush's Grant. It is now time for a change." [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
