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2007-05-30 Home Front: WoT

Bush finally says it aloud: long term U.S. presence in Iraq like S.Korea

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Posted by trailing wife 2007-05-30 15:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 However, we were still fighting in Korea in the 60's. It is a nice political device placing the Donks in the position of justifying why they've kept troops in Korea [Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, Clinton] and are not for keeping troops in Iraq. I'll enjoy the convoluted rationales that's going to generate.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-05-30 15:44|| 2007-05-30 15:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Except in the case of Iraq, we won't be fighting. A better comparison would be with Germany, and it's very interesting why Bush did not use them for comparison.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-30 17:08|| 2007-05-30 17:08|| Front Page Top

#3 Let me follow up on that: There is some major, major reason he used Skor instead of Germany as his example. But why? He is sending a big-time message but this is about as enigmatic a way of doing it as possible.

I'm going to ask around.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-30 17:12|| 2007-05-30 17:12|| Front Page Top

#4 While there hasn't been an active combat in Korea in quite a number of years, there is a constant threat from the northern half of the nation. The threat to Iraq is from its neighbors - Iran, Syria and even Turkey. Just as US troops in Korea were also a threat to China's Taiwan aspirations, US troops in Iraq would be a threat to Iran's and Syria's aspirations in Lebanon and Israel. The long-term presence of US troops would also be a slap in al-Sadr's ugly puss, and would probably lead to his doing something utterly stupid and life-threatening. Call it "suicide by US troops". Just as US troops provided stability in which Korea became an economic power-house, a US presence in Iraq may prove equally as productive for the West in the long run, and a clandestine threat to the mind-control of radical islam.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-30 19:21|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-30 19:21|| Front Page Top

#5 While there hasn't been an active combat in Korea in quite a number of years, there is a constant threat from the northern half of the nation. The threat to Iraq is from its neighbors - Iran, Syria and even Turkey. Just as US troops in Korea were also a threat to China's Taiwan aspirations, US troops in Iraq would be a threat to Iran's and Syria's aspirations in Lebanon and Israel. The long-term presence of US troops would also be a slap in al-Sadr's ugly puss, and would probably lead to his doing something utterly stupid and life-threatening. Call it "suicide by US troops". Just as US troops provided stability in which Korea became an economic power-house, a US presence in Iraq may prove equally as productive for the West in the long run, and a clandestine threat to the mind-control of radical islam.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-30 19:23|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-30 19:23|| Front Page Top

#6 While there hasn't been an active combat in Korea in quite a number of years, there is a constant threat from the northern half of the nation. The threat to Iraq is from its neighbors - Iran, Syria and even Turkey. Just as US troops in Korea were also a threat to China's Taiwan aspirations, US troops in Iraq would be a threat to Iran's and Syria's aspirations in Lebanon and Israel. The long-term presence of US troops would also be a slap in al-Sadr's ugly puss, and would probably lead to his doing something utterly stupid and life-threatening. Call it "suicide by US troops". Just as US troops provided stability in which Korea became an economic power-house, a US presence in Iraq may prove equally as productive for the West in the long run, and a clandestine threat to the mind-control of radical islam.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-05-30 19:24|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-05-30 19:24|| Front Page Top

#7 I agree with OP ...all three times

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-05-30 20:42|| 2007-05-30 20:42|| Front Page Top

#8 Germany (and the Soviet threat)has already passed from Demcrats and their cohorts' collective memory.

Korea (and the NorK threat) is still there.

Posted by Pappy 2007-05-30 21:02|| 2007-05-30 21:02|| Front Page Top

#9 Though Germany was against a very powerful threat, the Soviet Union, and Iraq will have a Command level HQ, like EUCOM. Skor implies a limited threat, with our forces acting in a defensive, or even just a trigger role.

I just don't believe in inferior analogies from this administration. So I really have a suspicion that they said Skor on purpose, to convey a deeper meaning. But what that meaning is, I'm still guessing.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-05-30 22:02|| 2007-05-30 22:02|| Front Page Top

#10 Anonymoose, you're looking for a meaning that isn't there. This isn't intended to be an accurate analogy. It's intended to remind the Norks that we're still there and that we aint leavin.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-05-30 23:10|| 2007-05-30 23:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Also, the better analogy is Skor exactly because we didn't fight in Germany.

We will be fighting in Iraq.

Posted by Mike N. 2007-05-30 23:13|| 2007-05-30 23:13|| Front Page Top

#12 Call it "suicide by US troops".

Ima thimkin' that this is what Islam has wanted all along.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-30 23:21|| 2007-05-30 23:21|| Front Page Top

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