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Titolo: Imperialismo USA. Senate Endorses Plan to Divide Iraq

Senate Endorses Plan to Divide Iraq
Action Shows Rare Bipartisan Consensus
By Shailagh Murray
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, September 26, 2007; 3:38 PM
Showing rare bipartisan consensus over war policy, the Senate
overwhelmingly endorsed a political settlement for Iraq that would divide
the country into three semi-autonomous regions.
The plan, conceived by Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Joseph R. Biden
Jr. (D-Del.), was approved 75-23 as a non-binding resolution, with 26
Republican votes. It would not force President Bush to take any action,
but it represents a significant milestone in the Iraq debate, carving out
common ground in a debate that has grown increasingly polarized and
focused on military strategy.
The Biden plan envisions a federal government system for Iraq, consisting
of separate regions for Iraq's Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish populations. The
structure is spelled out in Iraq's constitution, but Biden would initiate
local and regional diplomatic efforts to hasten its evolution.
"This has genuine bipartisan support,and I think that's a very hopeful
sign," Biden said.
One key Republican supporter was Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.), who under
strong White House pressure last week abruptly withdrew his support for a
proposal to extend home leaves for U.S. troops. Numerous Republicans
considered supporting the extension, but they backed off when Warner
reversed his stance. The veteran GOP lawmaker called the vote on the Biden
plan "the high-water mark" for bipartisan efforts on Iraq this year.
Warner said the vote represented a de facto acknowledgement of the now
widely held view that Iraq's long-term problems cannot be solved
militarily. "This amendment builds on that foundation," said Warner. "This
amendment brings into sharp focus the need for diplomacy."
The resolution collected an unusually diverse group of co-sponsors who
disagree sharply on other aspects of the war, in particular how long U.S.
combat troops should remain. The list ranges from conservative Sens. Kay
Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.) and Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), a GOP presidential
contender, to liberal Sens. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and Barbara A.
Mikulski (D-Md.).
"We can't walk away from Iraq," said Hutchison. "That would make all the
sacrifices that have been made irrelevant. But we do have a potential
solution that can save American lives in the future."
Boxer said: "I see here a light at the end of a very, very dark tunnel. A
darkness that is impacting our nation. It's impacting the Senate. In a
way, we are paralyzed."
The vote also was a political boon for Biden, one of the Democrats' most
respected foreign policy voices, yet a long-shot for his party's 2008
presidential nomination. The floor debate, which started last week,
provided the struggling candidate with a moment in the spotlight -- and
Biden made the most of it. He spent hours on the Senate floor, held two
news conferences, and placed an op-ed Monday in the State, a newspaper in
Columbia, S.C., an early 2008 primary state.
Two of Biden's competitors, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and
Christopher J. Dodd (D-Conn.), voted with him. Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
missed the vote, as did Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), a GOP presidential
candidate and a leading war supporter.
Biden has made his Iraq plan the centerpiece of his 2008 candidacy, and he
will likely herald his Senate success in a Democratic debate tonight in
New Hampshire.
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 Action Shows Rare Bipartisan Consensus
ehi somaro, parlaci della Birmania
che dice Diliberto?
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 ehi somaro, parlaci della Birmania
ehila' shampista, ma capisci dopo che l'hai letto l'oggetto del thread?

Redfiddler ha scritto:
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niente da dire tu sulla condizione da konzlager dei palestinesi a Gaza?
sono colpevoli di cosa? di aver votato per Hamas? e poi fai il finto
democratico sulla Birmania? e negli ultimi 40 anni dove eri? O scatti a
molla su input di Bush in funzione anticinese? che ipocriti, che falsi
amanti della democrazia.
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 niente da dire tu ...
sulla Birmania?
No, non ti frega un cazzo
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 sulla Birmania?
non c'entra un cazzo con il thread. Se insisti, sai dirmi qualcosa sul
konzlager Gaza? 
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è una delle poche cose su cui gli stessi iracheni concorderebbero...

Parlaci della Birmania!
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Come mai non dici nulla sull'imperialismo islamico?
Hamas che tu difendi tanto è una parte di questo movimento
imperialista. Hanno assassinato brutalmente altri palestinesi sparando
loro nella testa, mentre erano inginocchiati perterra. Ma tu sei un
anti-imperialista intero o dimezzato? Non è che per caso sei un
anti-imperialista A SENSO UNICO???

konzlager Gaza? 
I militanti di Hamas sono al servizio dell'imperialismo islamico.
Hanno accoppato decine di palestinesi prigionieri sparando loro in
testa. Sta a vedere che tutto questo ti va bene!