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2003-08-25 Iraq

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Posted by Domingo 2003-08-25 3:14:26 PM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The project was headed by Basil Tawfik, a local Iraqi engineer who employed 40 people to construct the bridge with the US Army 1 AD 3rd Brigadeâs discretionary funds.

Anyone want to lay odds on Henry Waxman calling for a Congressional inquiry?

Posted by Pappy 2003-8-25 6:08:15 PM|| 2003-8-25 6:08:15 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The bridge will not be allowed to stand for a week.

Posted by Steve D 2003-8-25 6:12:37 PM|| 2003-8-25 6:12:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 There has to of been an oil well drilled in the bridge foundations so the 1 AD can rape and pillage the poor people of Iraq. Just how far would the whole nation of Iraq be closer to normalization of it's society if more of the young in Iraq had jobs reconstructing the country? Instead of sitting on their asses pissing and moaning about the "American Oppressers"

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-8-25 6:59:08 PM|| 2003-8-25 6:59:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I love to watch the US military, especially the Army (parochial, I know, but what can you do?) taking care of business.
But, damn, if the sillyvilian side of the government can't make a reasonable showing, with all their highly-educated professional types, we'll soon have a movement to put the DOD in charge of everything just so things work right.
And that would be dangerous.
For the sake of the nation, the sillivilians are going to have to show something.
Practically anything will do, short of bumping their pensions.

Posted by Richard Aubrey 2003-8-25 9:17:58 PM|| 2003-8-25 9:17:58 PM|| Front Page Top

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