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If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 1:46 pm
by Christopher J McGarvey_Archive
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:32 pm
by Colonel Panic_Archive
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
--George Santayana
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:36 pm
by slincire_Archive
I just read this on Alternet. Its' pretty interesting, and makes a lot of sense. This was a particularly depressing bit though:
William Astore wrote:Fear of being labeled "the enemy within" is already silently reshaping our politics as even decorated combat veterans like Congressman (and retired Marine Corps colonel) John Murtha are not immune from being smeared for criticizing the President's war. Politicians recognize that, in a campaign, it's well-nigh impossible to overcome charges of weakness and pusillanimity. Senator Hillary Clinton senses that she may be unelectable unless she argues for us to continue to fight the good fight in Iraq, albeit more intelligently. In fact, if you're looking for significant changes in troop levels or strategy there, better hunker in for Inauguration Day 2009 -- and then prepare to wait some more.
Honestly though, I wish I could be more supportive of the war. That way we'd win, and quickly too.
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:42 pm
by tommydski_Archive
We can't lose iRaq. It's right there between iRan and Saudi Arabia.
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:46 pm
by Mazec_Archive
An American Dolchstoßlegende. I can dig it.
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 2:46 pm
by Hexpane_Archive
Mission Accomplished, you liberals are ignoring the fact that we won years ago, hence the flight suit and the declaration!
We are just helping them along in democracy right now, the war is long over
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 3:01 pm
by geiginni_Archive
Mazec wrote:An American Dolchstoßlegende. I can dig it.
I like the cut of your jib, sir!
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:14 pm
by Christopher J McGarvey_Archive
Hexpane wrote:Mission Accomplished, you liberals are ignoring the fact that we won years ago, hence the flight suit and the declaration!
We are just helping them along in democracy right now, the war is long over
You do realize that cynical attitudes like yours is why we're at fault for how Iraq has turned out?
If you were more supportive of our government, we would've had this shit in the bag a long time ago.
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:39 pm
by Skronk_Archive
It's obvious that we won. The fighting now is just about who's going to present the cake to Georgie.
If we lose Iraq, you re to blame.
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:19 am
by Christopher J McGarvey_Archive
There's an interesting article in the newest issue of
Foreign Policy Magazine (sadly you need to buy it or pay to see the article) that blames the American public of not supporting the war because we kept on spending like we would anyway after 9/11 as opposed to buckling down and rationing for the war.
It also mentioned how military personnel is at it's lowest since before Pearl Harbor.
It seemed like kind of a right wing view of things, it talked about neoliberalism, but it also said how Bush told the American people to keep on flying and taking vacations after 9/11.
I read it as being contrived as a whole, but it did make out a couple good points in regards to how fucked our economy is as far as our lack of war effort is concerned.
By that, I mean how we didn't care about Bush's bullshit war.