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Great White North
U.S. activists ask Congress to withhold Iraq funds
2003-09-25
Just when you thought they were gone:

U.S. anti-war activists launched a national advertising campaign on Wednesday urging Congress to withhold new funds for Iraq unless the White House agrees to transfer authority to the United Nations.
Sure, in a related story hell is going to freeze over
Tom Andrews, a former Socialists Democratic representative from Maine and director of the Win Without War coalition group, said the television and print advertisements were designed to force lawmakers to address public unease over the U.S. role in Iraq. ’’Our base of support as a coalition is very drugged angry and very stupid eager to be active in turning this around. And clearly public opinion has turned against this invasion and occupation,’’ Andrews said in an interview. ’’The people are fed up very receptive to this message in opposition to this (Iraq) policy. That translates into empty air political momentum that Congress could give a sh^t less about needs to pay attention to.’’ U.S. President George W. Bush last week sent Congress a request for $87 billion to fund military operations and reconstruction efforts in Iraq.
AND Afghanistan
More than 60 percent of Americans oppose the plan, according to a recent poll of Americans Living in Canada! Win Without War’s $200,000 advertising campaign, unveiled at a National Press Club news conference, uses the White House funding request as a hook to demand a transfer of power in Iraq and the dismissal of U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.
Oh you make me laugh!
They pick the administration member least willing to suffer fools gladly, I notice...
One print advertisement features a photo of Larry Syverson, a Virginia resident with three sons in the U.S. military, next to the quote: ’’Donald Rumsfeld betrayed my sons and our nation. It’s time for him to go.’’
Kick some more ass!
Larry was protesting against the war back in March, too...
Win Without War accuses Rumsfeld of misleading the public about the reasons for launching war on Iraq, and mismanaging its occupation. ’’He was the chief architect and it is his house of cards that is tumbling today,’’ the ad reads.
Now who is misleading whom?

I Saw Andrews on Hanity & Colmes, he is one mixed up individual! He claims that IF we had waited (no timeline here), Saddam (and his regime) would have fallen by the force of the UN. He also claims that they are NOT an enabler of Saddam’s but a disabler of Bush (whom is not the lawful President). Larry Syverson has some real issues to grapple with and since I do not have a Son/Daughter in country I will leave him alone. However, Moms and Dads if your Son/Daughter decides to joint the VOLUNTEER Armed Services there is ALWAYS a chance they may be involved in some sort of MILITARY operation. This is always a possibility NO MATTER who occupies 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (Democrat/Republican/Green/Independent).
Posted by:Cyber Sarge (VRWC CA Chapter)

#10  I'll bet they have interesting table talk when the Syverson family gets together...

So the Win Without War gang is putting up $200,000 for a "national" advertising campaign??

Hahahahaha...that'll buy a billboard in San Francisco and Seattle.
Posted by: R. McLeod   2003-9-26 2:34:46 AM  

#9  A google search on "branden syverson" will lead you to this PDF file of a newsletter from ATK Corp., whatever that is. The final page has an article entitled "Honoring the ultimate ATK customer", and shows an award being handed to Branden Syverson, for being "the top graduate of the Army's tank master gunner course".

This article on [spit] Common Dreams (kidnapped from the Baltimore Sun) confirms that this is Syverson's kid, and adds that Branden, at least, was "gung ho" to go to Iraq.

Parents, at some point your kids are adults, able to make their own choices and determine their own futures. To pretend that these men---MEN---are little children ripped from their loving daddy's arms to fight some awful nasty war dishonors them. Protest all you want, but don't shame your grown sons to do it.

The article goes on to say that all four of Syverson's sons enlisted; three are career. May they be safe.
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2003-9-25 8:19:46 PM  

#8  I'm tired of these jackasses trying to speak for me. They DEMAND this and DEMAND that, but haven't got two brain cells to use to determine if what they demand is either workable or feasible. They just want "their team" to be in charge. Their team lost. It's time to shut up. If that isn't intelligent enough for them to understand, someone needs to drive the message home with a 4x4 - fired from a pumpkin cannon at zero range.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2003-9-25 7:41:48 PM  

#7  Yeah, ask Phung Ma at the local convienience store to tell you what happened the last time Congress cut a country off at the knees and we had to cut and run. I'm sure you'll hear an interesting tale. I've heard many of them.
These assholes never learn.
Posted by: tu3031   2003-9-25 7:40:47 PM  

#6  Give this guy a $1M so that he can annoy more people with his stupid message. He is sadly right that transfer of oversight to the UN would not releive the US taxpayer of any of the cost. At least this was some of the $20B portion for rebuilding will actually end up in projects and not be looted by the UN-crats.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-9-25 6:35:49 PM  

#5  Win Without War’s $200,000 advertising campaign, unveiled at a National Press Club news conference

Clearly their dissent is being silenced!

So, when will the segment of the anti-war movement that was anti- for fear that we wouldn't stick through the reconstruction tell these clowns to get stuffed? OK, I'm not going to be holding my breath for it, but it would be nice to see some intellectual honesty from them.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2003-9-25 6:01:42 PM  

#4  $200K USD - prolly came from Saudi sources funneled through CAIR or ANSWER...

Better use: buy air conditioners or similar for his "sons" - I'm with Jarhead, this guy is obviously a phool, prolly a liar, too.
Posted by: .com   2003-9-25 5:50:55 PM  

#3  Well done, Cyber Sarge. Thanks for the chuckles.
Posted by: badanov   2003-9-25 5:47:24 PM  

#2  You know I am sick and tired of these F-heads saying that Bush is not a 'legitimate' president.

They can't seem to get over the fact that he WON the LEGAL ELECTION legitimately and all the supremes did was prevent the LOSER AL GORE from stealing the election by calling recount after recount after recount until he wins.

Ok... enough threadjacking for today...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2003-9-25 5:31:32 PM  

#1  I'm an active duty Marine (obvious from my handle), anyway I doubt this guy has three kids in the military or even over there for that matter. If he did have kids serving over there he'd know better then to embarass them with this foolish rhetoric.
Posted by: Jarhead   2003-9-25 4:47:06 PM  

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