From Lurch's own website...
Purpose: To require the withdrawal of United States Armed Forces from Iraq and urge the convening of an Iraq summit.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES—109TH Cong., 2d Sess.
S.2766
SEC. 1084 UNITED STATES POLICY ON IRAQ.
(a) WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS FROM IRAQ. --
(1) SCHEDULE FOR WITHDRAWAL. -- The President shall reach an agreement as soon as possible with the Government of Iraq on a schedule for the withdrawal of United States combat troops from Iraq by December 31, 2006, leaving only forces that are critical to completing the mission of standing up Iraqi security forces. I hope he doesn't mean "standing up" in the sense of "bailing out on", as in leaving your date high and dry...but maybe a rube like me just doesn't get the sophisticated nuance in that statement.
(2) CONSULTATION WITH CONGRESS REQUIRED. -- The President shall consult with Congress regarding such schedule and shall present such withdrawal agreement to Congress immediately upon the completion of the agreement.
(b) IRAQ SUMMIT. -- The President should convene a summit as soon as possible that includes the leaders of the Government of Iraq, leaders of the governments of each country bordering Iraq, We all know that Iran and Syria have wanted nothing but the best for the Iraqis for a long time....and the Turks have a special relationship with the Kurds in the north of Iraq.... representatives of the Arab League, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, representatives of the European Union, and leaders of the governments of each permanent member of the United Nations Security Council gotta give the French, Russians and Chinese a chance at the business contracts! using their special diplomatic talents, for the purpose of reaching a comprehensive political agreement for Iraq that addresses fundamental issues including federalism, oil revenues, the militias, security guarantees, reconstruction, economic assistance, and border security. After all, we can't trust the Iraqis to come up with any policies for those topics. We have to make sure that it passes the global test, ya know. |