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Skriven 2006-06-09 05:40:00 av Jeff Binkley (1:226/600)
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EH> GB> few and far between and late.

EH>This echo has been dead for 3 days now.

EH> GB> No comments on the welcome demise of Butcher of Iraq.

EH>What is there to say other than I'm glad he's gone?

The democrats are finding all kinds of ways to answer:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060608-041042-9038r.htm

Democrats call Zarqawi killing a stunt
By Amy Fagan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
June 8, 2006 


4:09 p.m. 
    Some Democrats, breaking ranks from their leadership, today said the 
death of terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi in Iraq was a stunt to 
divert attention from an unpopular and hopeless war. 
    "This is just to cover Bush's [rear] so he doesn't have to answer" 
for Iraqi civilians being killed by the U.S. military and his own 
sagging poll numbers, said Rep. Pete Stark, California Democrat. "Iraq 
is still a mess -- get out." 
    Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio Democrat, said Zarqawi was a small 
part of "a growing anti-American insurgency" and that it's time to get 
out. 
    "We're there for all the wrong reasons," Mr. Kucinich said. 
    Officially, Democratic leaders reacted positively to the news and 
praised the troops that successfully targeted al Qaeda's leader in Iraq 
with 500-pound bombs at his safe house 30 miles from Baghdad. 
    "This is a good day for the Iraqi people, the U.S. military and our 
intelligence community," said Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of 
Nevada. 
    President Bush said that yesterday's killing of the 39-year-old 
Jordanian-born terrorist offers an opportunity to "turn the tide" in the 
war and that Tuesday he will discuss with Iraqi leaders "how to best 
deploy America's resources in Iraq." 
    A senior White House official cautioned that Mr. Bush was not 
hinting at possible early reductions in U.S. troops there, according to 
Reuters news agency. 
    Meanwhile, Democrats sprinkled caveats throughout their praise. 
    "That is good news; he was a dreadful, vicious person," said Sen. 
Kent Conrad, North Dakota Democrat. Mr. Conrad added that he hopes the 
military can get Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri, another top al 
Qaeda leader. 
    "They're even more important," he said. 
    Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, Michigan Democrat, said it was good 
news but added, "I think we have a long way to go." 
    Republicans called Zarqawi's death a positive step and thanked Iraqi 
citizens for standing up to a threat against their nascent Democracy. 
    "I am more optimistic than ever that a free and stable Iraq can be 
achieved," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee.


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