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Rep Skelton: 'No' to Additional Troops in Iraq

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Posted by Pappy 2006-12-20 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 YAHOONEWS > REUTERS = BUSH PLANS TO EXPAND SIZE OF ARMY.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-20 00:02|| 2006-12-20 00:02|| Front Page Top

#2 in so doing, seemed to reflect the position taken by members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Riiight.
Does Skeltons suggestion of redeployment right away to show the American people square with Marine Corps Gen. Conways statement "We do not believe that just adding numbers for the sake of adding numbers - just thickening the mix - is necessarily the way to go." ?
Ya gotta love the way the WaPo can spin the facts 180 degrees.

Posted by DepotGuy 2006-12-20 09:21|| 2006-12-20 09:21|| Front Page Top

#3 ....Rep. Skelton, what a shame. Fortunately the CINC gets to make those decisions and is not Constitutionally or in any other way required to listen to your piehole before making the call.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-12-20 09:41|| 2006-12-20 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The Constitution, An Inconvenient Truth.

Posted by .com 2006-12-20 09:46|| 2006-12-20 09:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Don't worry. They'll get rid of that nasty Constitution-thingie in their first 100 hours as well as everything else they intend to do to screw this country.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2006-12-20 13:17|| 2006-12-20 13:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Unfortunately, they will continue to run their mouths as long as the MSM has ink.

Posted by Bobby 2006-12-20 14:40|| 2006-12-20 14:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Is Ike any kin to Red? In any case...who the heck is he?

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2006-12-20 17:52|| 2006-12-20 17:52|| Front Page Top

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