You are shocked that Bush is still getting his way on Iraq? Hello. Wake up. Don't be distracted by honking and blathering from Democrats. Of course the presidential candidates, even Hillary, are sounding stern about the Petreaus and Crocker reports and demanding deadlines and all that. They are running in the PRIMARIES, for God's sake. They know nothing is actually going to happen. Nothing is going to happen because Democrats don't want the slightest shred of responsibility dangling from their designer-label lapels for Iraq policy in the next 12 months.
Whoever wins the primaries (unless it's Kucinich; uh, sure) will back off the categorical anti-war talk and go all centrist. The main thing most Democrats want -- from the US Senate to every state legislature -- is to make sure that this disaster is hanging like an anvil around the Republican elephant's neck when election day comes.
That's the game. The rest is shell. Too bad about the dying.
Peace.
Most allowed Bush to start it too
The Dems are quite happy to let the other fellows take all the blame and grief while they win the brass ring. Of course, all the problems of the Iraq fusbar will become the Dem's problems. But it will be simple, blame the Repubs.
Well thanks for clearing that up for me about those Democrats.
You might want to glance over at Cheney LAUGHING as the War is dumped on the next administration, as he packs his luggage in Blair House. Hell he doesn't even suffer like Laura and George and cry on God's shoulder.
If what you say is true about the Democrat for president....the Convention will be UGLIER and more violent than Chicago 68.
I don't even know why Republicans are having a Convention, unless it's the call of the wild in the MPLS Airport restroom.
What a bunch of hooey. If you bring 'em home they won't need the protection. I like Biden a lot but let's face it, that's a pretty lame excuse.
Once I believed in our country.
Once I believed in our political system.
But that now seems so like "once upon a time, very long ago."
The politicians are responsible for death and pay no consequence.
Time for a new American revolution to bring about a true Democracy of the people, by the people and for the people, not the polls and media pundits.
Snakeeater
into a war than to get out of one. Iraq is no
exception. The Repos got US into this, and in
a more perfect world, the Repos would get US
out.
If they don't, it will be up to the Demos.
Unfortunately, that won't make the process
any easier, but hopefully quicker, once we've
finally elected enough Demos to 'accomplish
the mission'. While we wait, let's try not to
blame the Demos for this amazing Repo fiasco.
And Hillary Clinton is the worst of 'em.
When is the white house report due? Saturday? When is the first vote for refunding? Don't know, and don't care.
The fix is in.
I have literally made myself sick trying to follow this maze of lies and injustice that bush and the GOP have created.
Now I'm just tired.... hoping that my party will do the right thing...... and watching them cave in at every chance. You can bet your ass that they're positioning themselves for the election, but at what cost. They will reap what they are now sowing. They will be perceived as self serving hypocrites rather than leaders.
It's like an unending episode of "Punked".
The Occupation will end when our troops come to this realization and engage in mass desertions, sitzkriegs or even mutiny. When you read about an entire National Guard battalion refusing to muster for thier 3rd or 4th tour of duty then the **** will have finally hit the fan.
Think that can not happen??? Well then watch the documentry on the last years of the Vietnam war call Sir! No Sir!
We are already seeing semi-confidental reports that from inside our own military that this is a very possible scenario.