Yes, Joe Biden was definitely the class of the field in last night's debate.

The plan has worked effectively in recent history.

The Kurds would definitely agree, they've been fighting for a homeland for decades since theirs was taken away. Anyone looking for info on that just Google PKK.

The Democrats are making a sore mistake if they put Hillary ahead of Biden. He didn't claim 'executive privilege' on any of the questions in the debate as did The Frontrunner and didn't even flip-flop on the baseball question.

He, Biden and Richardson are the guys that can and should play the experience card. It trumps just saying it.

Have a great day,

An 'Imperial President' cannot be imperial without an empire, people.

Iraq, like so many subjugated countires before it, is now an American colony and what we say, goes.
Bush and his band of war criminals will decide, in the end, how much ersatz autonomy they will allow Iraq to play at. Iraq's sovereinty ended that day the first boots hit the ground.

Freedom Anthony.
ie.., Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The same as you and I. Its for them to decide, we're just helping them gain that opportunity.

Seems quite funny that the dems want to make decisions for the Iraqi’s now that they are no longer oppressed, as if their political performance for us has been any better.
Silly gooses. What are they thinking..

It's not do-able. This is exactly the kind of egomaniacal BS that causes people to hate this country.

An outside nation that invaded a soveriegn entity without provocation is NOW going to unilaterally divide the country into three. GREAT PLAN, and as we all know the US's involvement in the Middle East as alway worked out... Really... look at all the success we had.

THIS IS JUST STUPID

Thank God for Joe Biden. He has the experience and intellect this country, nay, this WORLD, needs!

What does this tell us? Barack can't abstain from saying where he stands on issues if he is President,can he? So he expects to slip in the way he did in Illinois – on a vague, non-committal face.

Memo to Barack: you might want to let voters know where you stand on important issues and not expect them to usher you in as a blank canvas. That's dangerous, deceptive and wrong.

I mean, I agree that the federalist system proposed by Biden could be very successful. But it's no business of our government; it's the business of the Iraqis. You can't preach about spreading freedom and self-governing/democracy and then tell another government how to handle their country (especially at the barrel of a hundred thousand US troops).

Oh well. George W wants to go back to the 1890's – looks like he's succeeded.

This is much better then stay the course blah blah.

You people the are aginst this plan.

1)What other plan do you have?
2)Please dont tell me it still stay the course blah blah. Unless you are mentaly challanged or blind it is not working. Unless you willing to keep that plan for another 100 years or so.
3)What did you thought about how we handles Yugoslavia? Why that plan wont work here? Yugoslavia had the same problems that Iraq is having? But it was handled by a much smarter white house.

Splitting the country is not a bad idea since these ethnic/religious divisions are stronger than some B.S. nationalism over there. Balkans, anyone?

How about:

1. We kill terrorists, help train Iraqi Defense/Police, give the Iraqi leaders the chance to continue forming THEIR system of government.

2. We give the Iraqi leaders (NOT through television interviews) but directly – quietly – a timeline for them to get it done and our troops to be pulled out.

3. If the Iraqi leaders squabble and throw away this opportunity to work together, quell sectarian violence, reject Al Qaeda/Iran/Insurgents – then THEY will pay the long-term cost.

We can't do it ALL for them. THEY must pick up the pieces and rebuild.

this issue is about the blood of American troops and the suffering of their families and the Iraqi people as well

you don't like Joe's plan, come up with a better political solution

What is your candidates plan???

Stay the Course?!?!?

This plan is brilliant. It worked in the Balkans which was at war within itself because of religious reason.

Lets look at the Kurds area, Opera Houses, International Air Traffic, NO TERRORIST ATTACKS!!!!

And can someone answer this:

Whats wrong with a Federal System.

Plus, the Iraqi Constitution calls for a federal system like we have here. Biden's plan wouldn't make three countries, it would allow the country's three major regions to set up local governments underneath the national government...kind of like American states. This is something the Iraqis voted on years ago when they approved the Constitution.

Oh, ok. And how about we install a Christian Coalition Government and Brittany Spears to be the Iraqi Prime Minister.

The IRAQI people will decide their fate from this place forward. We can certainly give recommendation, guidance, etc – but any type of real manipulation will nullify the legitamacy of a formed government.

Besides – with an 18% approval rating, what makes these political geniuses think they can tell Iraqis what to do when they can't even do their own jobs here?

What kind of a leader (or in this case a wannabe leader) would do such a thing?

And the thing about it is, he claims to have experiance, but then shows that to be untrue by missing critical votes.

Posted By Fred, Reston VA : September 26, 2007 6:08 pm
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I'd hardly call a symbolic non-binding resolution "critical" to anything. Effectively, all the Senators did was take turns patting their backs. No action has just taken place that made Iraq any closer to peace.

After all the blood and treasure expended in Iraq we have a non-binding resolution that makes sense. Now, if they could just work towards a similar BINDING resolution.

Senator Biden's plan is remarkably close to some of the recommendations made by the Iraq Study Group. The current administration could have saved countless lives and dollars if they had followed those recommendations long ago.

Apparently Senator Obama needs more time to learn how to be a Senator. He constantly misses important opportunities to stand up and be counted. Senator Obama has given Senator Clinton hell for her vote on the war.

I guess you don't have to answer for a vote, if you don't vote.

What kind of a leader (or in this case a wannabe leader) would do such a thing? Every other candidate got their body to the chamber and voted. But I guess NObama was too busy getting "fired up" and "ready to go" to actually do something to help end the war in Iraq. I bet he will show up to vote for more funding. Or maybe he will follow Hillary's lead and stop doing that too.

And the thing about it is, he claims to have experiance, but then shows that to be untrue by missing critical votes.

I hope the Dems don't nominate this loser, because one Walter Mondale is enough.

Besides who are we to draw up another Country's borders for it. How on Earth does the U.S. Senate have the gall to pass legislation concerning the soverignty of a foreign Nation?