Comments on: McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq, Suggests Putting More Troops On The Ground http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Think Progress » National Review Editor: ‘People Would React Favorably’ To Escalating Troop Levels In Iraq http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-807378 Think Progress » National Review Editor: ‘People Would React Favorably’ To Escalating Troop Levels In Iraq Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:38:30 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-807378 [...] In a Washington Post editorial today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol and National Review editor Rich Lowry call for an escalation in Iraq. Appearing on Fox News to reinforce the argument, Lowry claimed that if Bush were to say, “we’re going to send two more divisions into the city [Baghdad] and lock it down and secure it… people would actually react favorably to that.” Watch it. var flvlowryescalation320240 = new SWFObject('/wp-content/plugins/flvplayer.swf?file=http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/flv/2006/09/lowryescalation.320.240.flv&autoStart=false', 'em-flvlowryescalation320240', '320', '260', '6', '#ffffff'); flvlowryescalation320240.addParam('quality', 'high'); flvlowryescalation320240.addParam('wmode', 'transparent'); flvlowryescalation320240.write('flvlowryescalation320240'); [...] [...] In a Washington Post editorial today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol and National Review editor Rich Lowry call for an escalation in Iraq. Appearing on Fox News to reinforce the argument, Lowry claimed that if Bush were to say, “we’re going to send two more divisions into the city [Baghdad] and lock it down and secure it… people would actually react favorably to that.” Watch it. var flvlowryescalation320240 = new SWFObject(’/wp-content/plugins/flvplayer.swf?file=http://images1.americanprogress.org/il80web20037/ThinkProgress/flv/2006/09/lowryescalation.320.240.flv&autoStart=false’, ‘em-flvlowryescalation320240′, ‘320′, ‘260′, ‘6′, ‘#ffffff’); flvlowryescalation320240.addParam(’quality’, ‘high’); flvlowryescalation320240.addParam(’wmode’, ‘transparent’); flvlowryescalation320240.write(’flvlowryescalation320240′); [...]

]]> By: SEVERIO NESICH http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-765777 SEVERIO NESICH Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:37:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-765777 \ MC CAIN HAS NO PRIDE, OR HONOR, HE IS KISSING BUSH BOOTHS, AFTER BUSH INSULTED HIM, IN THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND SOON BUSH WON, WELL ,THIS IS QUESTIONAL, HE DIDN'T WIN, GORE WON, AND THE SUPREME COURT GIVE THE PRESIDENCY TO BUSH, BY GOD, WHAT MISTAKE, LOOK THE WORLD TODAY, A DESASTER ,IF AL GORE WILL BE THE PRESIDENT TODAY.,NOTHING OF THIS NEVER WILL HAPPENING, NOT EVEN THE NEW YORK TOWERS, WILL BE STANDING TODAY, AND AGAIN ABOUT MC CAIN, A BIG FLIP FLAPPER, NOW IS CHANGING AGAIN, CRITIZISING BUSH . IN DIRECTLY, AS A COMANDER IN CHIEF, NO LONG AGO HE WAS KISSING BUSH IN THE TV, AND BRAGING ABOUT BUSH HAVE GREAT JOB HE IS DOING, AND FEW WEEKS LATER HE START TO SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM BUSH, I WONDER WHY ?? BECAUSE OF THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL , MC CAIN IS TWO FACES, WILL DO ANY THING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT, BELIEVE ME, IS NO A CENT OF DIFFERENCE FROM MC CAIN TO BUSH, BOTH STING BAD. \ MC CAIN HAS NO PRIDE, OR HONOR, HE IS KISSING BUSH BOOTHS, AFTER BUSH INSULTED HIM, IN THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, AND SOON BUSH WON, WELL ,THIS IS QUESTIONAL, HE DIDN’T WIN, GORE WON, AND THE SUPREME COURT GIVE THE PRESIDENCY TO BUSH, BY GOD, WHAT MISTAKE, LOOK THE WORLD TODAY, A DESASTER ,IF AL GORE WILL BE THE PRESIDENT TODAY.,NOTHING OF THIS NEVER WILL HAPPENING, NOT EVEN THE NEW YORK TOWERS, WILL BE STANDING TODAY,
AND AGAIN ABOUT MC CAIN, A BIG FLIP FLAPPER, NOW IS CHANGING AGAIN,
CRITIZISING BUSH . IN DIRECTLY, AS A COMANDER IN CHIEF, NO LONG AGO HE WAS KISSING BUSH IN THE TV, AND BRAGING ABOUT BUSH HAVE GREAT JOB HE IS DOING, AND FEW WEEKS LATER HE START TO SEPARATE HIMSELF FROM BUSH, I WONDER WHY ?? BECAUSE OF THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL , MC CAIN IS TWO FACES, WILL DO ANY THING TO BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT, BELIEVE ME, IS NO A CENT OF DIFFERENCE FROM MC CAIN TO BUSH, BOTH STING BAD.

]]> By: truecry http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-746474 truecry Tue, 22 Aug 2006 17:22:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-746474 Send more troops in? Why don't we just refine and run our SUVs on American and Iraqi blood and skip all that bureaucracy and politics? When is the government gonna learn from history and figure out that controling people in another country doesn't make your country any safer. Let the Iraqis do it <em>THEIR</em> way. Send more troops in? Why don’t we just refine and run our SUVs on American and Iraqi blood and skip all that bureaucracy and politics?
When is the government gonna learn from history and figure out that controling people in another country doesn’t make your country any safer. Let the Iraqis do it THEIR way.

]]> By: cognitorex http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-744298 cognitorex Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:21:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-744298 <b>“PERVERSIONS TO THE IMPERIALIST AMERICAN PIGS”</b> (a day in the life of a Baghdad family - Bashir, a young man, enters his family’s apartment) Bashir: Greetings Father, Praise be to Allah. Father: Praise be to Allah. Bashir: It’s hot in here. Did we have any electricity today? Father: One hour, tops. May Allah rain perversions on the Imperialist American Pigs! Bashir: That sucks. A thousand perversions to the Infidels. Father: What did you do today? Bashir: Praise be to Allah, I put out one roadside IED and helped prepare a suicider for a Mosque mission at evening prayers. Father: Praise be to Allah, but did you stop by the Coalition Forces Outreach Center like your Mother asked you to? Bashir: Yes, Papa I did. Father: And did you tell them that death squads have harassing and threatening your Mother, sisters and our neighbors? Bashir: Yes Papa I did. They said that they already knew and intended to step up patrols. They were very sympathetic and really quite civil. Father: A thousand perversions to the Imperialist Occupiers. Bashir: Praise be to Allah, a thousand perversions. “PERVERSIONS TO THE IMPERIALIST AMERICAN PIGS”

(a day in the life of a Baghdad family – Bashir, a young man, enters his family’s apartment)

Bashir: Greetings Father, Praise be to Allah.
Father: Praise be to Allah.
Bashir: It’s hot in here. Did we have any electricity today?
Father: One hour, tops. May Allah rain perversions on the Imperialist American Pigs!
Bashir: That sucks. A thousand perversions to the Infidels.
Father: What did you do today?
Bashir: Praise be to Allah, I put out one roadside IED and helped prepare a suicider for a Mosque mission at evening prayers.
Father: Praise be to Allah, but did you stop by the Coalition Forces Outreach Center like your Mother asked you to?
Bashir: Yes, Papa I did.
Father: And did you tell them that death squads have harassing and threatening your Mother, sisters and our neighbors?
Bashir: Yes Papa I did. They said that they already knew and intended to step up patrols. They were very sympathetic and really quite civil.
Father: A thousand perversions to the Imperialist Occupiers.
Bashir: Praise be to Allah, a thousand perversions.

]]> By: Berkeley Bubble - Rethinking Progressivism in US Politics and Foreign Policy » McCain Supports More Troops in Iraq, hires Bush Advisers for Campaign http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-744040 Berkeley Bubble - Rethinking Progressivism in US Politics and Foreign Policy » McCain Supports More Troops in Iraq, hires Bush Advisers for Campaign Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:49:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-744040 [...] McCain Supports More Troops in Iraq, hires Bush Advisers for Campaign By JRyan86 On Meet the Press this weekend, Senator McCain proposed INCREASING the number of troops we send to Iraq, which sounds like proposing an escalation of American involvement in the Iraq Civil War.  Did McCain somehow suddenly feel emboldened by pol numbers showing Lieberman ahead of Lamont in the general election, that he decided he would take the polar opposite position of Lamont? [...] [...] McCain Supports More Troops in Iraq, hires Bush Advisers for Campaign By JRyan86 On Meet the Press this weekend, Senator McCain proposed INCREASING the number of troops we send to Iraq, which sounds like proposing an escalation of American involvement in the Iraq Civil War.  Did McCain somehow suddenly feel emboldened by pol numbers showing Lieberman ahead of Lamont in the general election, that he decided he would take the polar opposite position of Lamont? [...]

]]> By: Old Soldier http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743918 Old Soldier Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:05:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743918 Leave it to a sailor to recommend that more soldiers and marines be put in harms way. Where the hell does he think we will get additional troops - extend tours in Iraq perhaps? And what will they do there, other than try to stay out of the line of fire, so that they can return home safely? Let's reiforrce by sending the neocons and their children to Bahgdad, Ramadi and Fallujah. Leave it to a sailor to recommend that more soldiers and marines be put in harms way. Where the hell does he think we will get additional troops – extend tours in Iraq perhaps?

And what will they do there, other than try to stay out of the line of fire, so that they can return home safely?

Let’s reiforrce by sending the neocons and their children to Bahgdad, Ramadi and Fallujah.

]]> By: Is it over yet? » War and Warlords http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743869 Is it over yet? » War and Warlords Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:49:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743869 [...] VIDEO Think Progress:McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq, Suggests Putting More Troops On The Ground [...] [...] VIDEO Think Progress:McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq, Suggests Putting More Troops On The Ground [...]

]]> By: nym@alias.net http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743867 nym@alias.net Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:49:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743867 <blockquote> <em> about the other false allegations </em> </blockquote> this is your assumption and perception. others can formulate their own conclusions. like i stated, if the shoe fits - you seem desire to wear it.


about the other false allegations

this is your assumption and perception.

others can formulate their own conclusions.

like i stated, if the shoe fits – you seem desire to wear it.

]]> By: Allen http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743800 Allen Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:23:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743800 Not that I agree with McCain BUT <strong>At least</strong> it is a strategy! And one that takes the actual situation into account. Rummy and bunch's plans are apparently to cross fingers and wish really really hard. Not that I agree with McCain BUT At least it is a strategy! And one that takes the actual situation into account.

Rummy and bunch’s plans are apparently to cross fingers and wish really really hard.

]]> By: Sybil http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743760 Sybil Mon, 21 Aug 2006 16:13:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743760 nym@alias: What about the other false allegations you made about other people,like Steve53 for example? No nym,it's you who is not following the thread,or threads. Get to know the style of the people who post here and then YOUR comments will be more enlightened. nym@alias:

What about the other false allegations you made about other people,like Steve53 for example?
No nym,it’s you who is not following the thread,or threads. Get to know the style of the people who post here and then YOUR comments will be more enlightened.

]]> By: nym@alias.net http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743650 nym@alias.net Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:30:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743650 <blockquote> <em> Why did you repeatedly invoke my screen name yesterday? Did someone hi-jack my name? I didn’t post at all here yesterday.You made many other false allegations as well. </em> </blockquote> were you to have read up-thread, and understood, the allagory reference of sybil - perhaps your comment would be more enlightning. regardless, if the shoe fits - you seem desire to wearing it. interesting choice you make.


Why did you repeatedly invoke my screen name yesterday? Did someone hi-jack my name? I didn’t post at all here yesterday.You made many other false allegations as well.

were you to have read up-thread, and understood, the allagory reference of sybil – perhaps your comment would be more enlightning.

regardless, if the shoe fits – you seem desire to wearing it. interesting choice you make.

]]> By: ReidBlog http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743545 ReidBlog Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:52:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743545 <strong>How can we miss you, Joe, if you won't go away?...</strong> John McCain's favorite Democrat managed to get on television again this weekend ... and ... well ... he's still a Republican. (In fact, John Kerry says he's a specific Republican: Dick Cheney...)... How can we miss you, Joe, if you won’t go away?…

John McCain’s favorite Democrat managed to get on television again this weekend … and … well … he’s still a Republican. (In fact, John Kerry says he’s a specific Republican: Dick Cheney…)…

]]> By: Sharon Cox http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743412 Sharon Cox Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:44:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743412 bones, you're probably right......That would be Nov. 30th right.? LOL.....Sure woulden't want to change the election out come, diebold will take care of that......Blessings All bones, you’re probably right……That would be Nov. 30th right.? LOL…..Sure woulden’t want to change the election out come, diebold will take care of that……Blessings All

]]> By: Eyeball Kid http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743377 Eyeball Kid Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:17:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743377 More troops on the ground? To win what? We don't have a military to fight against in Iraq. We have CITIZENS to convince that our almighty presence is good for them after we killed over a hundred thousand of their cousins, sons, daughters, etc. McCain. What an idiot. McCain is going stupid for the warmongering vote. No one defines what will be won, and if they try, they sound like idiots. McCain is the prototype idiot. He may as well put a clown suit on and honk his horn. I almost hope he gets nominated, so his stupidity can be exposed to more millions. Sheesh. More troops on the ground? To win what? We don’t have a military to fight against in Iraq. We have CITIZENS to convince that our almighty presence is good for them after we killed over a hundred thousand of their cousins, sons, daughters, etc. McCain. What an idiot. McCain is going stupid for the warmongering vote.

No one defines what will be won, and if they try, they sound like idiots. McCain is the prototype idiot. He may as well put a clown suit on and honk his horn. I almost hope he gets nominated, so his stupidity can be exposed to more millions. Sheesh.

]]> By: Eyeball Kid http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743368 Eyeball Kid Mon, 21 Aug 2006 13:11:02 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743368 More troops on the ground? To win what? We don't have a military to fight in Iraq. We have CITIZENS More troops on the ground? To win what? We don’t have a military to fight in Iraq. We have CITIZENS

]]> By: ccoaler http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743356 ccoaler Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:58:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743356 Pretty good summary of the situation in Iraq <a href="http://www.hoffmania.com/blog/2006/08/bush_playing_hi.html" rel="nofollow">HOFFMANIA</a> Pretty good summary of the situation in Iraq

HOFFMANIA

]]> By: chris http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743354 chris Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:57:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743354 look it's not a bad theory, but... the current people in charge cannot be trusted to put aside their ideology to competently run the military, so it's a stupid suggestion. Poor McCain still thinks that Republicans are competent. look it’s not a bad theory, but… the current people in charge cannot be trusted to put aside their ideology to competently run the military, so it’s a stupid suggestion.

Poor McCain still thinks that Republicans are competent.

]]> By: bones http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743345 bones Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:49:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743345 Sharn, probably the Iran thing. They had a 22nd August deadline but the US is going to "graciously" give them until the 31st. Fits right into the scare 'em policy of Bush prior to an election. Another "Muslim" boogeyman that wants to kill you. Sharn, probably the Iran thing. They had a 22nd August deadline but the US is going to “graciously” give them until the 31st. Fits right into the scare ‘em policy of Bush prior to an election. Another “Muslim” boogeyman that wants to kill you.

]]> By: ccoaler http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743335 ccoaler Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:44:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743335 http://www.zazzle.com/product/235390623035311805 http://www.zazzle.com/product/235390623035311805

]]> By: Sharon Cox http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/comment-page-9/#comment-743336 Sharon Cox Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:44:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/20/mccain-escalation/#comment-743336 Good Morning All, hot off the CNN blast a news sound bites is this tidbit...Bull shit bush to give press confrence @ 10 A.M. this morning. Don't know if that's est. or pdt.....Crap another week in bush bizarro world and it starts off listening to the nut case and every new's caster in the world putting spins on his every stupid word......Must be the beginning of another preemptive war........Either that or he is going to tell us his ranch in crawford is a real working ranch and he raises horneytoads..How fitting. Excuse me I got it wrong, he entertains horneytoads.......Blessings....Peace Good Morning All, hot off the CNN blast a news sound bites is this tidbit…Bull shit bush to give press confrence @ 10 A.M. this morning. Don’t know if that’s est. or pdt…..Crap another week in bush bizarro world and it starts off listening to the nut case and every new’s caster in the world putting spins on his every stupid word……Must be the beginning of another preemptive war……..Either that or he is going to tell us his ranch in crawford is a real working ranch and he raises horneytoads..How fitting. Excuse me I got it wrong, he entertains horneytoads…….Blessings….Peace

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