| January 7, 2007--Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) emerges after an appearance
on NBC's "Meet the Press," during which he and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
discussed the situation in Iraq. President Bush is set to announce
a new strategy on Iraq on Wednesday. Biden said a surge of troops
into Baghdad will "be a tragic mistake." He also stated, "I'm going
to be holding extensive hearings as chairman, incoming chairman of the
Foreign Relations Committee for the next four weeks, bringing in experts
from every, every perspective to talk about what options are remaining
in Iraq."
Biden, who has said numerous times he will run for president, added
some detail about his presidential plans. "I'm filing exploratory
committee before the month is out," he said. "I'm going to be Joe
Biden, and I’m going to try to be the best Biden I can be. If I can,
I got a shot. If I can't, I lose." |
