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2007-01-11 Iraq

Transcript of President Bush's speech on Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2007-01-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Actions speak louder. I, for one, am going to wait and see.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-01-11 05:20|| 2007-01-11 05:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Major dittos on that one.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-01-11 09:10|| 2007-01-11 09:10|| Front Page Top

#3 I'll believe it the first time we wipe out an Iranian naval port. I would suggest an ARCLIGHT strike on Khark Island. I'd also tell the local fishermen to move out of the way until it's all over, then go in and scoop up all the dead fish. Almost half of Iran's oil is exported through Khark.

Bandar Abbas would also be another nice place to hit, being right there on the Straits of Hormuz. Hitting it with about 30 Buffs loaded with 1000lb bombs would do wonders for our credibility as a warfighting nation. Wouldn't be too nice on the locals, but they're some of the ones that started this sh$$. Use F/A-18s and napalm to take out the Silkworm batteries along the coast. We'd neutralize the Iranian ability to do anything but seethe in about three days.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2007-01-11 10:35|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2007-01-11 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 I suggest their refineries and gasoline offloading terminals. They can go back to donkey carts, just like the paleos.

Posted by Brett 2007-01-11 11:03|| 2007-01-11 11:03|| Front Page Top

#5 OP -
Let me go you one BETTER - TAKE Kharg. We can easily occupy and defend the place, and then tell the Mullahs you can have your oil terminal back when you start behaving. The Iranians will have some thoroughly unpleasant choices:

1. Sit there and scream about it and watch their money dwindle away,
2. Try and take the place back and watch their forces get creamed,
3. Or give in.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2007-01-11 11:25|| 2007-01-11 11:25|| Front Page Top

#6 Hi pussy returns! Have a troll-house cookie!

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-11 12:29|| 2007-01-11 12:29|| Front Page Top

#7 We polytheists just can't fight monotheists: the believers of the One, Unique God.

I'm surprised you monothesists have time to fight Americans, seeing how you spend most of it blowing each other up.
All in the name of the One, Unique God, of course...

Posted by tu3031 2007-01-11 12:35|| 2007-01-11 12:35|| Front Page Top

#8 JUSTICE:RETURN TO SPLENDOR

I think its time for you turn off the laptop and head home. Bath house hours are almost up wuss boy!

Posted by Intrinsicpilot 2007-01-11 13:03|| 2007-01-11 13:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Here's a question.

WHY IS THE PREZ PLEDGING PATRIOT MISSILE BATTERIES?!?!

Wtf? Does AQ and the sunni/shia militias now have an air force? I mean... it's kinda out of left field. It's like saying he's deploying stealth bombers and fighters to support our operations in Iraq.

It's a bit... O_O

Posted by Anon4021 2007-01-11 13:18|| 2007-01-11 13:18|| Front Page Top

#10 J:RTS. I had a nice chuckle at your posts. We're losing, blah blah blah. It's too bad that it's muslim killing muslim. The only Americans being killed are the ones caught in the crossfire. I'd also like to say that the only 'god' your pedophile prophet (may donkey's anally rape him daily) worshipped has horns and a pointy tail. Islam is nothing but a satan worshipping, murderous cult. It's not a coincidence that Jesus, Son of the One True God, said to beware the false prophets who would follow (Matthew 7:15). It's also no coincidence that the mahdi bears a striking resemblence to the Anti-Christ.

Posted by AllahHateMe 2007-01-11 13:33|| 2007-01-11 13:33|| Front Page Top

#11 I think a better set of targets in Iran is every single plant, truck or trailer that has the ability to generate electricity. Follow up with water treatment plants, bridges and rail yards and every single oil and gas refinery while blockading the ports and continuously bomb every road and rail line in and out of the country.

Then check back in a year and see how they are doing.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats">Laurence of the Rats 2007-01-11 14:34|| 2007-01-11 14:34|| Front Page Top

#12 Poor JUSTICE:RETURN TO SPLENDOR. He hit almost all the Muslim-speak cliches, and his knowledge of English is pretty good. Third year student, perhaps? But he still needs to work on

o subject-verb agreement and subject-pronoun agreement (never, ever mix singulars with plurals)

o it's mental outlook, not mental constitution

o capitalization -- in English we only capitalize proper names and titles, not descriptors, hence one, unique god, and it would be helpful to provide his name, Allah, for those who don't know what it is J:RTS believes. Lots of religions out there, and the more provincial followers assume everyone knows what they're talking about when they spout cant.

o never explain insults -- that blunts the sting. If the insult can't stand without explanation, it isn't worth doing, because the need for an explanation just makes the insultor look stupid.

JUSTICE:RETURN TO SPLENDOR, I suggest you rewrite your post correcting these basic errors, and if you succeed we'll address the problems you have with simple logical argument.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-11 14:38|| 2007-01-11 14:38|| Front Page Top

#13 TW for superior snarkiness department! ;-)

Posted by twobyfour 2007-01-11 14:46|| 2007-01-11 14:46|| Front Page Top

#14 One does attempt to train children, twobyfour, in the hope they might become useful adults... even when there's very little hope. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-11 15:02|| 2007-01-11 15:02|| Front Page Top

#15 I'd have been pleased to sinktrap the petroweasel (it's posting from 87.109.222.63) but when I saw how much fun TW was having, I just couldn't...

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-01-11 15:22|| 2007-01-11 15:22|| Front Page Top

#16 Search results for: 87.109.222.63

OrgName: RIPE Network Coordination Centre
OrgID: RIPE
Address: P.O. Box 10096
City: Amsterdam
StateProv:
PostalCode: 1001EB
Country: NL

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-11 16:20|| 2007-01-11 16:20|| Front Page Top

#17 Amsterdam?

What's this "we" sh*t then, b'wana? The Netherlands is already a dhimmi country.

Go soak your head and let the grownups handle things.

Posted by FOTSGreg">FOTSGreg 2007-01-11 18:07|| www.fire-on-the-suns.com]">[www.fire-on-the-suns.com] 2007-01-11 18:07|| Front Page Top

#18 Yep Mister D. that's why I keeps TW on my CatNip of the Month Club account.

It's just safer that way.

Posted by Shipman 2007-01-11 18:13|| 2007-01-11 18:13|| Front Page Top

#19 This is what came back from www.dnsstuff.com:

inetnum: 87.109.192.0 - 87.109.255.255
netname: SaudiNet_Dialup_Pool#4
descr: The 4rth dialup pool for SaudiNet Easy Net dialup customers
country: sa
admin-c: STCR1-RIPE
tech-c: STCR2-RIPE
status: ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by: SAUDINET-STC
changed: ********@saudi.net.sa 20060517
source: RIPE

LINK

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-01-11 18:32|| 2007-01-11 18:32|| Front Page Top

#20 hmmm - I got mine from WhoIs....

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-11 18:38|| 2007-01-11 18:38|| Front Page Top

#21 We might both be wrong, and he's some 5-year-old in Oshkosh.

Who knows...

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-01-11 18:49|| 2007-01-11 18:49|| Front Page Top

#22 Naw, Dave D., a five year old acts a LOT more mature than that! And, TW's snark definitely backs up my vote for her being Sec. of State in Rantburia!

Posted by BA 2007-01-11 19:19|| 2007-01-11 19:19|| Front Page Top

#23 Dang, I forgot all about that: I wanted to be Minister of Armaments...

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-01-11 19:38|| 2007-01-11 19:38|| Front Page Top

#24 I wanna be the Keeper of The Holy Hand Grenade...

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-01-11 19:52|| 2007-01-11 19:52|| Front Page Top

#25 I also wanna wield the Wire Brush Of Enlightenment...

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-01-11 20:06|| 2007-01-11 20:06|| Front Page Top

#26 You make me blush, gentlemen. Please help yourselves to these fresh-baked brownies, by way of thanks. :-)

As for Armaments, Dave D., I'm afraid you're going to have to fight off all the military guys, both current and retired. Would you consider weapons research under Swamp Blondie and Barbara Skolaut? ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-01-11 20:11|| 2007-01-11 20:11|| Front Page Top

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