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Bush was not alone wrote on Sep 17, 2008 9:38 AM:
"There is no doubt that Saddam Hussein's regime is a serious danger, that he is a tyrant, and that his pursuit of lethal weapons of mass destruction cannot be tolerated. He must be disarmed." -- Ted Kennedy, Sept 27, 2002
"I will be voting to give the president of the United States the authority to use force - if necessary - to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." -- John F. Kerry, Oct 2002
"I will be voting to give the president of the United States the authority to use force - if necessary - to disarm Saddam Hussein because I believe that a deadly arsenal of weapons of mass destruction in his hands is a real and grave threat to our security." -- John F. Kerry, Oct 2002
Nate wrote on Sep 16, 2008 9:28 AM:
What was not discussed in great length in the media- but was found out after Saddam Hussein's regime was taken down was the mass graves of people from years of atrocities.
I'm sure you recall the "Mission Accomplished" speech that GW gave after flying in?
The information is available, try searching for it under Saddam Hussein.
I'm sure you recall the "Mission Accomplished" speech that GW gave after flying in?
The information is available, try searching for it under Saddam Hussein.
to clinton said so wrote on Sep 16, 2008 1:37 AM:
If you believe Bill, then that proves you're part of the problem.
In the game of CYA, no one is better than Bill. It was Bush and Bush alone who forced the UN inspectors out of Iraq. They couldn't find anything. That was proof (to Bush/Cheney/McCain) that Hussein still had (long expired an inneffective) chemical munitions?
Meanwhile... thousands of lives and a trillion dollars later...
In the game of CYA, no one is better than Bill. It was Bush and Bush alone who forced the UN inspectors out of Iraq. They couldn't find anything. That was proof (to Bush/Cheney/McCain) that Hussein still had (long expired an inneffective) chemical munitions?
Meanwhile... thousands of lives and a trillion dollars later...
Clinton said so wrote on Sep 13, 2008 5:11 PM:
"When I left office, there was a substantial amount of biological and chemical material unaccounted for. That is, at the end of the first Gulf War, we knew what he had. We knew what was destroyed in all the inspection processes and that was a lot. And then we bombed with the British for four days in 1998. We might have gotten it all; we might have gotten half of it; we might have gotten none of it. But we didn't know. So I thought it was prudent for the president to go to the U.N. and for the U.N. to say you got to let these inspectors in, and this time if you don't cooperate the penalty could be regime change, not just continued sanctions."
--Bill Clinton, July 22, 2003
--Bill Clinton, July 22, 2003
to jim wrote on Sep 12, 2008 1:03 PM:
Jim,
Three Iraqi defectors, including the Iraqi Foreign Minister (who was on our payroll and known to be reliable) told the CIA that the chemical programs had been dismantled years earlier. After about two years, chemical stockpiles lose their effectiveness. After about 5 or 6 years it's not an exageration to say that about the only way you could die from those materials is to drink them.
The Bush adminsistration didn't like that information (from those 3 sources) so they left it out of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE; made available to congress) and instead only included the "information" of Curveball, who was a former engineering student, a drunk, a criminal, and a cab driver whose information was known to be highly unreliable by many intelligence agencies.
When Hussein said he didn't have the WMD and that the programs had long ago been discontinued (he wasn't lieing), Bush used those statements to be "proof" that Hussein was hiding them.
Three Iraqi defectors, including the Iraqi Foreign Minister (who was on our payroll and known to be reliable) told the CIA that the chemical programs had been dismantled years earlier. After about two years, chemical stockpiles lose their effectiveness. After about 5 or 6 years it's not an exageration to say that about the only way you could die from those materials is to drink them.
The Bush adminsistration didn't like that information (from those 3 sources) so they left it out of the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE; made available to congress) and instead only included the "information" of Curveball, who was a former engineering student, a drunk, a criminal, and a cab driver whose information was known to be highly unreliable by many intelligence agencies.
When Hussein said he didn't have the WMD and that the programs had long ago been discontinued (he wasn't lieing), Bush used those statements to be "proof" that Hussein was hiding them.
To Jason wrote on Sep 11, 2008 11:21 AM:
"Despite the fact that Hitler brought "change,"
promoted clean, energy-efficient mass transit by making the trains run on time,
supported abortion for the non-master races,
vastly expanded the power of the national government and was uniformly adored by college students and their professors,
I gather that liberals don't like Hitler because they're constantly comparing him to Bush."
-Ann Coulter http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28497&page=1#c1
promoted clean, energy-efficient mass transit by making the trains run on time,
supported abortion for the non-master races,
vastly expanded the power of the national government and was uniformly adored by college students and their professors,
I gather that liberals don't like Hitler because they're constantly comparing him to Bush."
-Ann Coulter http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28497&page=1#c1
Kay wrote on Sep 10, 2008 4:40 PM:
Cindy wrote on Aug 20, 2008 4:31 PM:
Jason,
Where did you get your facts?
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post,
Barackobama.com, Moveon.org? Just why is it that main stream media isn't picking up on your "facts"?
Do you think that finding a way to stop the brutal killings of Americans is a bad thing?
They're being killed in THEIR country, idiot thinking.
Yes I do, maybe we should leave other countries alone now, think maybe?
Like, minding our OWN business?
Jason,
Where did you get your facts?
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post,
Barackobama.com, Moveon.org? Just why is it that main stream media isn't picking up on your "facts"?
Do you think that finding a way to stop the brutal killings of Americans is a bad thing?
They're being killed in THEIR country, idiot thinking.
Yes I do, maybe we should leave other countries alone now, think maybe?
Like, minding our OWN business?
Jim wrote on Sep 9, 2008 2:00 PM:
to TO JIM: I was not talking about the alledged source of the WMD I was talking about Hussein's refusal to answer the UN's call for accountability. Even more so, if we did give them to Hussein, and he wouldnt say what he did with them..does that not prove my point? The question was not "how did you get them?" but rather "what did you do with them?", a question he refused to come clean on.
to jim wrote on Sep 8, 2008 11:46 AM:
No one would dispute Saddam Hussein's dispicable record. Regarding Iraqi WMD and the count of those killed by Saddam, though:
We know Iraq had chemical weapons. We gave them to him. Runsfeld helped him acquire those munitions in order to help him in what you describe as a "needless war with Iran", aiding in the death of those (officially 200,000 to)500,000 you mention.
Of course, the US also supplied Iran with missles during that timeframe. Estimates of Iranian casualities is around 215,000.
Just one more example of a war orchestrated by the US.
We know Iraq had chemical weapons. We gave them to him. Runsfeld helped him acquire those munitions in order to help him in what you describe as a "needless war with Iran", aiding in the death of those (officially 200,000 to)500,000 you mention.
Of course, the US also supplied Iran with missles during that timeframe. Estimates of Iranian casualities is around 215,000.
Just one more example of a war orchestrated by the US.
Jason wrote on Aug 27, 2008 9:39 PM:
Cindy, Google Project Censored. learn the truth.
These ten big media organizations are the main source of news for most Americans. Their corporate ties require us to continually scrutinize the quality of their news for bias. Disney owns ABC so we wonder how the board of Disney reacts to negative news about their board of directors friends such as Halliburton or Boeing. We see board members with connections to Ford, Kraft, and Kimberly-Clark who employ tens of thousands of Americans. Is it possible that the U.S. workforce receives only the corporate news private companies want them to hear? Do we collectively realize that working people in the U.S. have longer hours, lower pay and fewer benefits than their foreign counterparts? If these companies control the media, they control the dissemination of news turning the First Amendment on its head by protecting corporate interests over people.
These ten big media organizations are the main source of news for most Americans. Their corporate ties require us to continually scrutinize the quality of their news for bias. Disney owns ABC so we wonder how the board of Disney reacts to negative news about their board of directors friends such as Halliburton or Boeing. We see board members with connections to Ford, Kraft, and Kimberly-Clark who employ tens of thousands of Americans. Is it possible that the U.S. workforce receives only the corporate news private companies want them to hear? Do we collectively realize that working people in the U.S. have longer hours, lower pay and fewer benefits than their foreign counterparts? If these companies control the media, they control the dissemination of news turning the First Amendment on its head by protecting corporate interests over people.
Jim wrote on Aug 27, 2008 6:07 PM:
the US has killed more than Saddam ever did? Good Lord, Kay, seek professional help.
Jim wrote on Aug 27, 2008 6:06 PM:
First of all in response to the WMD issue..the issue was not "did he have them" the issue was that the world KNEW he HAD them and that he would not ACCOUNT for them. The fact that WMD has been found (yes Virginia, there have been WMD found)doesn't seem to deter those that cry fould over the whole issue. As far as "hundreds of thousands of innocent iraqis being killed by the U.S."....please tell me you can THINK FOR YOURSELF and not spout the garbage of MSNBC, NBC, CNN, etc. Please....critical thinkers would like to believe that you are capable of such thought. If you were only not so busy hating your country you might actually see that the murderers in Iraq are the insurgents (why cant the media call them the "enemy"?)..car bombs, suicide bombings, etc. It is so much easier to run around saying the U.S. is wrong than to admit that we are NOT the bad guys here.
Jim wrote on Aug 27, 2008 6:01 PM:
good lord, Kay is OUT OF TOUCH....Along with other human rights organizations, The Documental Centre for Human Rights in Iraq has compiled documentation on over 600,000 civilian executions in Iraq. Human Rights Watch reports that in one operation alone, the Anfal, Saddam killed 100,000 Kurdish Iraqis. Another 500,000 are estimated to have died in Saddam's needless war with Iran. Coldly taken as a daily average for the 24 years of Saddam's reign, these numbers give us a horrifying picture of between 70 and 125 civilian deaths per day for every one of Saddam's 8,000-odd days in power"
Oh..and Kay....the U.S. is not killing innocent Iraqis now either...it is fanatic muslim terrorists who like to car bomb, suicide bomb, etc defenseless populations.
As for your "put down the flag" remark, it sounds as if you have never believed in your flag to begin with other than to spend all of your time hating your country.
SHAME ON YOU
Oh..and Kay....the U.S. is not killing innocent Iraqis now either...it is fanatic muslim terrorists who like to car bomb, suicide bomb, etc defenseless populations.
As for your "put down the flag" remark, it sounds as if you have never believed in your flag to begin with other than to spend all of your time hating your country.
SHAME ON YOU
To Ben wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:44 PM:
On a lighter note ..do you know how to know if it's a real Marine? He's alone in a foxhole and still jumps on a grenade. Told to me by the Marine Commandant on Guam. See I knew I could make you smile. OK I believe you, but 9 out of 10 times those claiming past service are lying, and I just can't stand that. Thanks for your service.
To Jason wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:38 PM:
Don't waste your time with Cindy and her ilk, they aren't worth the time to try and inform, they have a ill conceived view of the world and look for dumbed down news to support their facts. Just hope that they can't find a polling booth on election day! They also think McCantcounthishouses really cares about them.
To Cindy wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:29 PM:
You know what is the problem with people who feel the need to criticize others for their spelling? Well for one, your remarks are barely literate. Your indicates ownership, while you're or you are....well no sense in trying to educate the under informed voter. Oh and REALLY TOM BROKAW wow he must be the smartest man in the world--or he's a news anchor who reads a tele-promter, yeah that's it.
Idiot.
Idiot.
To Ben wrote on Aug 27, 2008 4:19 PM:
so how exactly did your purported service in VIETNAM provide me with freedom. Sorry Ben, Vietnam was a loss and now they make many of the products that hardworking FREE AMERICANS used to make. So how did that promote freedom for any American??? I help support a disabled American Marine vet (Vietnam era) with weekly donations directly to his pocket, are you PROUD enough to put up (OR SHUT UP)?!
Tom wrote on Aug 27, 2008 1:58 PM:
Kudos to you, Jason Reed! If I met you in person, I'd shake your hand, sir.
WHATEVER wrote on Aug 27, 2008 10:26 AM:
Right on Jason! Not very many of us can actually see through the bs they have been feeding us since we let the Federal Reserve take control. Most people have no clue who really runs the show.
Cindy wrote on Aug 27, 2008 7:49 AM:
Jason, you left out Moveon.org and The Socialist Viewpoint- they make profit from propaganda too.
Jason wrote on Aug 26, 2008 7:48 PM:
Cindy: When you state "Where did you get your facts?
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post", you are talking about credible journalism. There's no proof that they lie. It's kind of a lame come back. Charts? Google them. Vets against the iraq war, Corporate Media Ownership...I've spent 7 years educating myself on government affairs. I'm not going to work to inform those that won't listen.
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post", you are talking about credible journalism. There's no proof that they lie. It's kind of a lame come back. Charts? Google them. Vets against the iraq war, Corporate Media Ownership...I've spent 7 years educating myself on government affairs. I'm not going to work to inform those that won't listen.
Ben wrote on Aug 26, 2008 10:47 AM:
"To Ben wrote on Aug 25, 2008 4:27 PM:
You Were NEVER a Marine."
You shook me up by typing out that I am not a Marine, but I know the truth.
USMC Vietnam and proud of it:
3rd 155's SP Battery 11th Marines 1st Mar Div
Semper Fi
You Were NEVER a Marine."
You shook me up by typing out that I am not a Marine, but I know the truth.
USMC Vietnam and proud of it:
3rd 155's SP Battery 11th Marines 1st Mar Div
Semper Fi
Ben wrote on Aug 26, 2008 9:38 AM:
"To Ben wrote on Aug 25, 2008 4:27 PM:
You Were NEVER a Marine."
I fought for your freedom of being stupid.
You Were NEVER a Marine."
I fought for your freedom of being stupid.
Citizen wrote on Aug 25, 2008 6:18 PM:
Sorry for the fragmenting. I hear this talk about how bad this country is and know different. I will never put down the flag. I carry it with me where ever I go. It's in my heart and there's plenty of room left in there for both sides of this issue. 200 words for the hundreds of millions of people killed isn't enough. I'll use one word instead...EVIL. The Flag stands for hope too.
To Kay wrote on Aug 25, 2008 4:25 PM:
Right on the mark, I think "Citizen" might have had a few too many before posting, seems a little fragmented, logic wise. keep up the good work, some people don't WANT to "get it".
To Ben wrote on Aug 25, 2008 4:20 PM:
So you were spit on while on duty at the White House?
Whoever that moron was deserves a huge Karmic kick in the arse! I know many "progressives" who would never disparage a man in uniform like that, in fact I think the left in this country has more respect for the military than the right, who was content to send you to war with unarmored humvees, no body armor, no plan after the invasion--if I were you, I'd be furious at those guys. Oh and we KNOW we are at WAR, the illegal one is breaking the country's economic back and killing your buddies for a LIE.
Whoever that moron was deserves a huge Karmic kick in the arse! I know many "progressives" who would never disparage a man in uniform like that, in fact I think the left in this country has more respect for the military than the right, who was content to send you to war with unarmored humvees, no body armor, no plan after the invasion--if I were you, I'd be furious at those guys. Oh and we KNOW we are at WAR, the illegal one is breaking the country's economic back and killing your buddies for a LIE.
Cindy wrote on Aug 25, 2008 2:41 PM:
""To Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 5:47 PM:
FOX, Orielly, Rush, Savage, is this the "main stream media"? Or is it CNN (with the cool CG Eagle morph from the fighter plane? WOW neato, what a bunch of idiots..." (The rest of showed your an idiot.)
Even Tom Brokaw said on Sunday that Olberman and Matthews were not covering the elections fairly!!
FOX, Orielly, Rush, Savage, is this the "main stream media"? Or is it CNN (with the cool CG Eagle morph from the fighter plane? WOW neato, what a bunch of idiots..." (The rest of showed your an idiot.)
Even Tom Brokaw said on Sunday that Olberman and Matthews were not covering the elections fairly!!
Ben wrote on Aug 25, 2008 8:16 AM:
I served in The Marines and when I returned to DC I was spit upon during a protest at the White House where I was on duty.
You have a lot of NERVE telling another person that being spit on is an URBAN MYTH! You live in an Urban Myth with your protests and all.
Lady, this country is at WAR, like it or not. Belittling a soldier and making fun of patriots is way out of line.
You do your own thing, go to Denver wear your pink T shirt and protest all you want but don't EVER say that I need to do my civic duty!!!!
You have a lot of NERVE telling another person that being spit on is an URBAN MYTH! You live in an Urban Myth with your protests and all.
Lady, this country is at WAR, like it or not. Belittling a soldier and making fun of patriots is way out of line.
You do your own thing, go to Denver wear your pink T shirt and protest all you want but don't EVER say that I need to do my civic duty!!!!
Kay wrote on Aug 23, 2008 5:03 PM:
Citizen: The United States has killed, maimed and poisoned (DU) so many more innocent Iraqis than Saddam EVER killed. You can add the Iranians killed by the poison Don Rumsfeld provided him. Saddam was a hit man for the CIA when he was a teenager.
Put down that flag and educate yourself!
Oh, and the "spit upon"? An urban myth.
Put down that flag and educate yourself!
Oh, and the "spit upon"? An urban myth.
Eli wrote on Aug 23, 2008 8:39 AM:
imagine one day looking up in the sky as a bomb drops on your house, you run look on the ground and stare as you see mangled pieces of your daughter and a tail fin of a missile that says "Made in the USA" and as far as the gassing we gave him the budget for that one.
Citizen wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:55 AM:
Even if this war was for oil what price do you put on a human life? Or, are you saying that an American life is worth more than and Iraqi life? All men are created equal... If I saved you child what would you refuse me? If I asked for your house would you not hand me the keys? Get out of you arm chair and save a life or improve the condition of others.
Citizen wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:48 AM:
I am against war. Unfortunately the reality is we can't avoid it because some people don't care if they end up killing 1 or millions of others. I have served my country around the world. I have been shot at, protested, spit on, and all by a group of people who are out of touch with reality.
Citizen wrote on Aug 23, 2008 7:45 AM:
When I think about the men, women, and children tortured by Sadam and then listen to people anywhere saying the war was a mistake it infuriates me. Imagine raising a family and one day while working you begin to feel the effects of a chemical attack. Then you realize that your family will suffer the same way. Then you realize you wont be able to spend the last few minutes with them before the die an agonizing death.
Give me a brew wrote on Aug 22, 2008 8:03 PM:
Congress voted 77-23 and the House of Reps voted 296-133 to go to war
100 Democrats including Joe Biden was among them.
100 Democrats including Joe Biden was among them.
Thomas wrote on Aug 22, 2008 1:41 PM:
"LIKE FREEDOM THANK A VET"
Thanks for the thanks, though unfortunately my military service was for an illegal, unnecessary war based on presidential lies, instead of anything to do with protecting American freedom ......... which looks a whole lot like this one, eh?
Since we clearly have no legitimate reason to be occupying Iraq anymore, how about we now give it freedom from us?
Thanks for the thanks, though unfortunately my military service was for an illegal, unnecessary war based on presidential lies, instead of anything to do with protecting American freedom ......... which looks a whole lot like this one, eh?
Since we clearly have no legitimate reason to be occupying Iraq anymore, how about we now give it freedom from us?
E wrote on Aug 22, 2008 8:42 AM:
Moonpenny, if you don't think our government is capable of turning on it's own people and using all of their new techniques learned,just go talk to a Japanese person in their 70's who grew up in America. See you at Gitmo :)
TO MOONPENNY wrote on Aug 22, 2008 8:17 AM:
No, it's about the oil and war profiteers.
We just kill people for financial gain. You are not "Free", as you cannot see the truth when it's right in front of you, you live in a prison of fear (of Muslims). Bin Laden loves it that you want to send America's youth to the Middle east to fight, he has more access to the there. The only reason 9-11 happened is because the Government failed to protect us.
We just kill people for financial gain. You are not "Free", as you cannot see the truth when it's right in front of you, you live in a prison of fear (of Muslims). Bin Laden loves it that you want to send America's youth to the Middle east to fight, he has more access to the there. The only reason 9-11 happened is because the Government failed to protect us.
To Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 5:47 PM:
FOX, Orielly, Rush, Savage, is this the "main stream media"? Or is it CNN (with the cool CG Eagle morph from the fighter plane? WOW neato, what a bunch of idiots.
Oh by the way I know of a good way to stop the brutal killings, bring them home from this lie of an illegal war. Want more illegal wars? Vote for McNotaherojustabadpilot. He lied about the cross in the dirt too.
Oh by the way I know of a good way to stop the brutal killings, bring them home from this lie of an illegal war. Want more illegal wars? Vote for McNotaherojustabadpilot. He lied about the cross in the dirt too.
To Ben wrote on Aug 21, 2008 5:39 PM:
Join the military Mr. Hero. You know what it's all about, right. Yeah not so much I'll wager. I didn't know there were so many CHICKENHAWKS in Coos Bay. Ok, go back to Pervert O'Rielly or hillbilly heroin junkie Rush, turn the brain to "I can't think for myself mode" . Oh and send your contribution to McCantcounthishouses. Ignorance is bliss right?
ToThe rest of the story wrote on Aug 21, 2008 5:29 PM:
The Iraqi government could not even agree to vote on oil profit sharing among themselves, they delayed the vote until NEXT YEAR. But hey if you think the "surge" was a success, I guess we can leave now. Oh By the way , how is druggie Rush these days? Still talking to morons? What's the latest on Faux news? It seems as though you are a follower (dittohead?)Join the military, why don't you, I hear they lowered the admission standards (critical thinkers need not apply).
To thank a VET wrote on Aug 21, 2008 4:41 PM:
I'm guessing you are not a Vet. The Sunnis joined us because they recognised we were the stronger "Tribe". They want to be aligned with the "winner". Try reading the news, the "Democratically elected" government of Iraq wants us out, under a timetable just like Obama laid out. We were never there for the Iraqi's "freedom" it's the oil stupid.
TO Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 4:33 PM:
Don't blame the Iraqis for PVT Tucker's death, blame the lying politicians who sent him to an illegal war. Daniel Pearl died in Pakistan, you know W's great ally who is hiding Bin Laden. Oh yeah the "contractors" money grubbing opportunists who get paid large sums of cash to soldier for us, what's that called? Oh yeah MERCENARIES. None of your examples justifies the invasion of a country, they are the result of warmongering. BTW if McCantflyaplane was President now we'd be in WWIII with Russia.
TO Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 4:23 PM:
How about the Iraqi children who have had their bodies torn apart by this lie of a war? Just because we think that we have the right to invade a country that had no link to 9-11 , no WMDs, no threat to US, you feel it's all justified by the acts of the insurgents AFTER we invaded their country. If China invaded US, would the American insurgents be evil for fighting back any way they could? It's about OIL and war profiteers, only a dummy would believe otherwise. (how's my spelling teacher?).
YearVet wrote on Aug 21, 2008 4:16 PM:
Bush lied, McCain helped his lying by advocating Iraq invasion before Bush (the decider) decided. Everyone who has died or been wounded on all sides are the victims of Bush's LIE. KBR, Haliburton, GE, all the war profiteers are guilty of murder. The soldiers, for the most part are doing a great job, it's just in the wrong place. Iran is stronger, we are so weak that Russia knows they can do what they like and we cannot do a thing about it. Thanks Dubya and the fools who voted you in.
Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 2:59 PM:
To Kay: I've been supporting the troops, sweetie!
BTW: 100 Democrats in the House and Senate, who had access to the same intelligence that the President had, voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power.
BTW: 100 Democrats in the House and Senate, who had access to the same intelligence that the President had, voted to support removing Saddam Hussein from power.
Kay wrote on Aug 21, 2008 12:55 PM:
To cindy: We have no business being there, period. It was all a lie. Americans are being killed because they are occupying a foreign country and destroying it along with hundreds of thousands of INNOCENT citizens. If you have a problem with this truth, talk to Washington and the war mongers there, not me.
I've lobbied to try to end the blood being shed in the sands of the Middle East. What the H have you been doing for five years Cindy?
I've lobbied to try to end the blood being shed in the sands of the Middle East. What the H have you been doing for five years Cindy?
Cindy wrote on Aug 21, 2008 8:02 AM:
Great spelling there CBNATIVE.
To Kay: I'd like for you to look up the death of Private Thomas Tucker of Madras, Oregon. You will find that he was captured by terrorists in Iraq, hacked to death, his eyes gouged, and his body was defiled.
How about the Iraqis who paraded around the charred remains of American contracters and then tied them to a bridge?
If you really have a need, there are many videos of throat slashing and complete decapitaions like that of Daniel Pearl.
To Kay: I'd like for you to look up the death of Private Thomas Tucker of Madras, Oregon. You will find that he was captured by terrorists in Iraq, hacked to death, his eyes gouged, and his body was defiled.
How about the Iraqis who paraded around the charred remains of American contracters and then tied them to a bridge?
If you really have a need, there are many videos of throat slashing and complete decapitaions like that of Daniel Pearl.
CBNative wrote on Aug 21, 2008 7:26 AM:
Way to go Jason! Independant thinkers scare the crap out of everyone. Anyone in this day of ages that blindly agree with our political leaders is sadly desdined to drink the kool-aid.
Man in the mirror wrote on Aug 21, 2008 7:01 AM:
Jason, you are looking at the world through a mirror man; to you the whole world is backwards.
I am happy that I have the freedom to read your viewing suggestions, but happier still that you have the freedom to write it.
I am happy that I have the freedom to read your viewing suggestions, but happier still that you have the freedom to write it.
Like freedom thank a vet wrote on Aug 21, 2008 6:53 AM:
It doesn't matter if the Sunnis were coerced, paid, or otherwise shown the way by US forces to join the good side.
The Iraqis have tasted freedom--and want to keep their freedom from dictators and tyranny.
The jihadis are waiting with baited breath for the result of the 2008 Presidential election anticipating America's retreat if Obama becomes President.
The Iraqis have tasted freedom--and want to keep their freedom from dictators and tyranny.
The jihadis are waiting with baited breath for the result of the 2008 Presidential election anticipating America's retreat if Obama becomes President.
The rest of the story wrote on Aug 21, 2008 6:32 AM:
Jason, did your "charts" include the decline in the number of American deaths?
To tell the rest of the story, the
"The New Way Forward in Iraq" accomplished its ojectives of 2007:
*Let the Iraqis lead
*Help Iraqis protect the population
*Isolate extremists
*Create space for political progress
*Diversify political and economic efforts
*Situate the strategy in a regional approach
To tell the rest of the story, the
"The New Way Forward in Iraq" accomplished its ojectives of 2007:
*Let the Iraqis lead
*Help Iraqis protect the population
*Isolate extremists
*Create space for political progress
*Diversify political and economic efforts
*Situate the strategy in a regional approach
Terrence wrote on Aug 20, 2008 10:13 PM:
Lies? This letter was chuck full of lies. The writer said that the surge was a lie. I'm in Iraq right now and the surge happened, made things better, and I saw it with my own eyes. Jason is dillusional.
Kay wrote on Aug 20, 2008 7:01 PM:
To Cindy: Uh, sweetie, what brutal killing of Americans? You mean the ones that invaded Iraq? Since Iraq had absolutely nothing to do with 9/11, I'm confused by your conclusions. Can you tell me what the H you are talking about?
Like I said, Americans don't want to think for themselves, so I'm asking you to elaborate your post. Please? Thanks.
Like I said, Americans don't want to think for themselves, so I'm asking you to elaborate your post. Please? Thanks.
Ben wrote on Aug 20, 2008 7:01 PM:
OMG- Another "Bush has oil ties and Karl Rove orchestrated everything" type, who must write a letter to the Editor to tell people to stop watching anything that doesn't fit into their worldview- while adding some paranoid commentary....been there done that
To Jason wrote on Aug 20, 2008 6:42 PM:
The main reason sanctions were on Iraq during the entire Clinton administration is because UN Resolution 687 required Iraq to destroy its WMD.
The numbers of U.S. troops on the Arabian Peninsula were dramatically increased during the Clinton administration to enforce sanctions on Iraq. Osama bin Laden mentioned both of these conditions in his 1996 declaration of war against the U.S.
The "facts" that you wrote about are indeed in the news that you don't want folks to watch.
However, the intellectual views are that the Shi'a Muslims thought more of money than their own "mission" to kill.
You could subtitle your letter as war is for whores.
www.sinsofthehusband.com
The numbers of U.S. troops on the Arabian Peninsula were dramatically increased during the Clinton administration to enforce sanctions on Iraq. Osama bin Laden mentioned both of these conditions in his 1996 declaration of war against the U.S.
The "facts" that you wrote about are indeed in the news that you don't want folks to watch.
However, the intellectual views are that the Shi'a Muslims thought more of money than their own "mission" to kill.
You could subtitle your letter as war is for whores.
www.sinsofthehusband.com
Cindy wrote on Aug 20, 2008 4:31 PM:
Jason,
Where did you get your facts?
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post,
Barackobama.com, Moveon.org? Just why is it that main stream media isn't picking up on your "facts"?
Do you think that finding a way to stop the brutal killings of Americans is a bad thing?
Where did you get your facts?
The Daily Kos, Huffington Post,
Barackobama.com, Moveon.org? Just why is it that main stream media isn't picking up on your "facts"?
Do you think that finding a way to stop the brutal killings of Americans is a bad thing?
It was the aliens wrote on Aug 20, 2008 4:28 PM:
Jason getting a little paranoid in your old age aren't you? I can't wait for you to be eating crow!
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