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2004-05-06 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-05-06 12:50:34 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is the beginning of the end, we are going to lose the war overseas because of this, abuses that were thoroughly investigated and uncompromisingly dealt with before they ever became public.
All this is lost in the reckless feeding frenzy of the media and the insane screaming monkey-rage of the Islamos.
The whole world has gone mad, berserk, stark-staring, shoot-it-the-street-before-it-bites-you crazy.
It is the end of our effort to enforce sanity and defend ourselves in the Middle East, but the killing time has only begun.
To paraphrase Churchill, the Battle of Iraq is over, the Battle of America is about to begin.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2004-05-06 3:16:07 AM|| 2004-05-06 3:16:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 AC, that how I felt a couple of days ago, but now I think it will blow over. I find Brahimi's manouvering to dump anyone they percieve as anti-UN much more ominous.

Posted by Phil B 2004-05-06 4:35:59 AM|| 2004-05-06 4:35:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 My we are willing to give up quickly, aren't we? This isn't Mogadishu or the Khobar Towers. We have no choice. We must fight. And we will.

Posted by RMcLeod 2004-05-06 4:39:29 AM|| 2004-05-06 4:39:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Guys, I heard Afghanistan and Iraq have cost the budget already $160bln and Bush is asking for aditional $25bln (which according to experts is not enough)

Guess stealing oil is not that cheap eyh?

Posted by Murat 2004-05-06 5:42:24 AM|| 2004-05-06 5:42:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 muRat - Lol! Your jealousy is showing! What a 'tard. There is an old old joke in the US - sourced to Al-Gore's father-in-law, Sen Everett Dirksen back in the 70's, I think, who said, "A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon you're talking about real money."

You see, little one, our economy is measured in $Trillions, sonny. When your country pulls its collective Muslim head out of its ass and fully realizes what Attaturk was really hinting at ("Islam is a giant fucking anchor! We ain't going anywhere till we toss this Turkey!"), you might actually get somewhere, lol! Now run along, sonny.

Posted by .com 2004-05-06 6:29:25 AM|| 2004-05-06 6:29:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 As wars go, we haven't begun to spend/fight. Was watching a program on WWII last night which mentioned that 16 million men went into military training. How much you think an army that size costs in today's dollars? And we were nowhere near as wealthy then as we are now. The religious killer clique better not wake the sleeping giant.

Posted by virginian 2004-05-06 7:22:28 AM|| 2004-05-06 7:22:28 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 Don't get too down AC, this thing ain't done yet. and Murat how much are you paying for a tank of gas? My neighbors and I can afford $40 to fill our gas tanks and we live in a poor redneck town in the back woods. How do your economic, cultural and religious system/beliefs fulfill your life and needs? You sound pretty angry to me.

Posted by whitecollar redneck 2004-05-06 7:47:50 AM|| 2004-05-06 7:47:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Murat -- seen any Armenians lately?

BTW, guys, over at Mudville Gazette there's a timeline of the abuse investigation, and the first comment posts a link to the January 16th press release announcing the investigation.

I'm amazed how many people are upset they didn't know about something that was publicly announced.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-05-06 8:26:34 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-05-06 8:26:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 I love it when the Rat pops his head out of his hole and gets it pounded back in.

He must like it, though. He keeps coming back for more.

Posted by docob 2004-05-06 8:45:39 AM|| 2004-05-06 8:45:39 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Rabirt,

almost every day, my neighbour next over is Armenian, so what.

Posted by Murat 2004-05-06 11:01:06 AM|| 2004-05-06 11:01:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 hi murat! the way coversation is going it sound like you live in another country. just wonder what country that may be? im liking murat. he always make me laugh. :)

Posted by murtadd4doo 2004-05-06 11:18:12 AM|| [http://petaenespanol.com/cinco/] 2004-05-06 11:18:12 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 Murat the dipshit trolls in dirty waters...watch your backs around the Turk, Rantburgers.

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-06 11:34:22 AM|| 2004-05-06 11:34:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 Murat, back home in Turkey for a few days? When do you have to get back to work in Germany?

Hey, talk to your union reps at Mercedies that word is spreading about the quality being down. That could cost you your job.

Posted by Lucky 2004-05-06 11:43:17 AM|| 2004-05-06 11:43:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 Sen. John Kerry, Bush's Democratic rival, said the president's remarks were not enough. "The president of the United States needs to offer the world an explanation and needs to take appropriate responsibility," he said. "And if that includes apologizing for the behavior of those soldiers and what happened, they ought to do that."

Sorry for the length, but John F Kerry is a man of many, many words.

If I can paraphrase: "George W Bush owes me a soundbite I can use in a campaign ad!"

Posted by eLarson 2004-05-06 11:45:16 AM|| 2004-05-06 11:45:16 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 You guys cheer me up and give me that fighting spirit back!
(I am SO SICK of the Leftist media cluster f*ck over this I could scream...and have! LOL)
Rummy resign? They wish!

And I love our trolls..."murtadd4doo!" ROFL!

Posted by Jen 2004-05-06 11:49:34 AM|| [http://www.greatestjeneration.com] 2004-05-06 11:49:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 The Dems and antiwar/antiBush press is about ready to sel-destruct with their overplaying of this. Let them rant, most Americans will acknowledge a couple idiots did wrong, should be punished, but will resent those trying for political advantage using innocent soldiers, marines. Let Kerry, Biden, Hildabeast cry their shrill accusations and demands for pullouts and apologies

Posted by Frank G 2004-05-06 11:57:23 AM|| 2004-05-06 11:57:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 The unfortunate thing about Kerry is : Soundbites are rare. The "I voted for the $87 billion before I voted against it." Is lengthwise out of character. Usually, he'll wax verbose, which may be a defense against soundbite cherry-picking. I'd hate to be behind him at a busy Quizno's waiting for him to order a sandwich.

Now with this prisoner thing, he is in extasy with the opportunity to show the world what a vocabulary he has and how long a sentence he can make over sanctimonious pronouncements. He is hoping no one reminds him of his "I am a war criminal" statements in 1971. But, in that case he can accuse the asker of being on the payroll of the RNC.

Posted by BigEd 2004-05-06 12:16:29 PM|| 2004-05-06 12:16:29 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 I guess I am going to be the idiot that says this:

The only benefit to pursuing this matter beyond cashiering the commander and disciplining the troops is Jag officers get to go to bars and claim they prosecuted the bastards that did these horific deeds, so they can get a blowjob from a pushover in DC.

Outside of that, no other purpose can be served.

Doesn't it matter this took place in a war zone and that the commander who lost control of her troops was relieved of command? Iffin' it doesn't it sure as hell should.

Rumsfeld and Bush should tread carefully in pursuing this matter else they will appear as micromanaging as Johnson and MacNamara.
Rumsf

Posted by badanov 2004-05-06 8:37:25 PM|| [http://www.rkka.org] 2004-05-06 8:37:25 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 I think President Bushâs approach to handling this fiasco is perfect, and is paying off handsomely on the âArab Street.â Check out the underreported reaction of the Joe Averages of the âArab Street,â as reported by IRAQ THE MODEL blogspot. A severely EFL excerpt:

here we have the president of the greatest nation on earth apologizes for what a small group of pervert soldiers did. . . . These are lessons from the western culture entering the hearts of Arabs, whether the Arab leaders liked or not.

They âget it.â

Posted by cingold 2004-05-06 8:50:03 PM|| 2004-05-06 8:50:03 PM|| Front Page Top