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Biden expects Bush to sign his plan for
Iraq
27.12.2007
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December
27, 2007
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden
expressed confidence that President Bush on
Wednesday would sign his much-touted plan for a
decentralized federal government in Iraq as part of
the Department of Defense Authorization bill.
Authorization from the president would mark success
for the bipartisan plan, which was
approved by the Senate in September in a 75-23 vote.
The plan has been the crux of the veteran Delaware
senator's Iowa campaign throughout the past nine
months. He is now enjoying a slight jump in the
polls.
The results of a Dec. 24 ARG poll show Biden in
fourth place at 8 percent, ahead of New Mexico Gov.
Bill Richardson at 5 percent.
The polls precede candidates intense last tours
through Iowa before the Jan. 3 caucuses.
After a Des Moines rally Wednesday evening, Biden
will spend today in the western Iowa with stops at
Corydon, Creston and Council Bluffs. |
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Joe Biden |
The plan currently sits on the president's desk, and
must be signed to move forward in the effort to
safely remove troops from Iraq while leaving a
stable nation behind, Biden said.
"As a practical matter, you can't force a president
to negotiate foreign policy," he said in a Des
Moines Register interview.
It's official U.S. policy, and our commanders want a
political solution implemented.
"All the pieces are lined up like they never have
been before. We have bipartisan support from
Congress, our commanders want to create a political
opportunity, and the international community is
prepared to help implement an Iraqi constitution,www.ekurd.net
allowing there to be
much more local control."
The plan, formally named the Biden-Brownback
amendment to the Defense Authorization Bill, is
co-named for Republican Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback, a
Republican presidential candidate who dropped out of
the race in October.
It calls for a weak central government with the
sharing of resources among three regions for Sunnis,
Shiites and Kurds. The limited government would be
in charge of protecting the nation's borders and
distributing oil revenues.
Should Bush approve the plan, the next step would be
for him to organize a conference with the United
Nations Security Council to negotiate with nations
bordering Iraq and organize the sections of the
nation. It's by far the best solution for a nation
that remains in turmoil, Biden said.
"Our military is very worried that there is a
government system set up where things are gonna go
really bad again and this will not last, that's why
we're calling for a constitutional political
settlement," he said.www.ekurd.net
"Otherwise, there's only
two options. One: Occupy the country for
generations. Or two: you set up a dictatorship,
which would be the ultimate irony for us".
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