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2007-03-25 Home Front: Politix

DoD vs State Over Iranians Captured in Iraq

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Posted by Glenmore 2007-03-25 09:19|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 excellent

/Monty Burns

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-03-25 10:11|| 2007-03-25 10:11|| Front Page Top

#2 Good for General Petraeus. Keep 'em and wring 'em dry. Keep the pressure on Iran and fuck the goddamn State department. Bunch of wasted oxygen in that department.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-25 10:32|| 2007-03-25 10:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Another reason Condi should never be Prez or VP.

Posted by 3dc 2007-03-25 10:35|| 2007-03-25 10:35|| Front Page Top

#4 Another reason why I thing Rice has been taken over by the Pod People. This adminstration has lost its way.

Posted by SR-71 2007-03-25 11:15|| 2007-03-25 11:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Seeing how midwest crop forecasts remain excellent, perhaps Gen. Petraeus is concerned about data recovery.

Posted by Throque Gonque2829 2007-03-25 11:26|| 2007-03-25 11:26|| Front Page Top

#6
When I'm elected president, I'll turn over State and the CIA.

Posted by Master of Obvious 2007-03-25 11:29|| 2007-03-25 11:29|| Front Page Top

#7 LOL Throque! Took me several minutes.

Posted by Shipman">Shipman 2007-03-25 11:30|| 2007-03-25 11:30|| Front Page Top

#8 The Pentagon received considerable pressure from officials in the State department and CIA to release some or all of the Iran-linked prisoners

Can anyone tell me the difference between State and CIA? Because they sure as hell don't act any different.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2007-03-25 11:33|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-03-25 11:33|| Front Page Top

#9 "until they run out of information or we run out of food,"

I am really starting to like this guy. State Dept has been AWOL sinse the start of this war and looks bound determined to continue that disgraceful reputation. I actually had some hopes for state after Rice took over buy after a couple months and no mass firings it was obvios she didn't have the sack.

Posted by C-Low 2007-03-25 11:39|| 2007-03-25 11:39|| Front Page Top

#10 Spot On comments, and cudos to Gen. Petraeus.

Posted by RD 2007-03-25 13:31|| 2007-03-25 13:31|| Front Page Top

#11 Can anyone tell me the difference between State and CIA? Because they sure as hell don't act any different.

Simple. State likes to screw Israel, whereas CIA likes to screw up.

Posted by gromgoru 2007-03-25 14:05|| 2007-03-25 14:05|| Front Page Top

#12 Rice may not become President, but I'm thinkin Petraeus will.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-03-25 14:21|| 2007-03-25 14:21|| Front Page Top

#13 Rice may not become President, but I'm thinkin Petraeus will.

Jebus, imagine how the leftards will go berserk over that idea. After years of telling us we can't make statements in favor of using the military unless we've been in the military, of attacking Bush because "he didn't serve", the idea of an actual military man in the White House will send them into shrieking hysterics.

Posted by Rob Crawford">Rob Crawford 2007-03-25 15:28|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2007-03-25 15:28|| Front Page Top

#14 I finally figured out how the State Department was intended to be used: It is a contrarian indicator! Since the State Department is saying to release them, Petraeus knows he is doing the right thing by keeping them!

Posted by gorb 2007-03-25 15:39|| 2007-03-25 15:39|| Front Page Top

#15 What Petreus did not say was something to the effect that "State and CIA didn't write his FITREPS or sign his paycheck" so they can bugger off. At least not publicly. Yet.

Posted by USN, ret. 2007-03-25 21:22|| 2007-03-25 21:22|| Front Page Top

#16 sounds like these folks are the collatoral damage of defection.

Posted by Gerthudion Thomoque2794 2007-03-25 23:00|| 2007-03-25 23:00|| Front Page Top

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