Comments on: New Poll: 71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:57:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Drasties - Nou breekt me de klomp. http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-4534104 Drasties - Nou breekt me de klomp. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:58:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-4534104 [...] excerpts here.One can undoubtedly voice reasonable objections to some of these points. But they have long been the views of a huge portion of Iraqis — on whose behalf Americans are constantly told they [...] [...] excerpts here.One can undoubtedly voice reasonable objections to some of these points. But they have long been the views of a huge portion of Iraqis — on whose behalf Americans are constantly told they [...]

]]> By: your mom http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-1288435 your mom Tue, 19 Dec 2006 00:44:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-1288435 How can we do this if even most of the Iraqis believe that we shouldn't be there? It's absurd. We need to get out, and we need screwheads like George W. Bush to actually start to pay attention to this issue. They say so many soldiers are dying each day, but that is our fault for provoking the Iraqis. How can we do this if even most of the Iraqis believe that we shouldn’t be there? It’s absurd. We need to get out, and we need screwheads like George W. Bush to actually start to pay attention to this issue. They say so many soldiers are dying each day, but that is our fault for provoking the Iraqis.

]]> By: Robert F. Tulloch http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-1002101 Robert F. Tulloch Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:21:45 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-1002101 "I feeling so sorry for them I actually feel like becoming an Insurgent on their side and i would if only they leave my head in place" Well WE won't leave your head in place. Yeah? Well the RATS are succeding in convincing folks this is a mistake. The mistake is the rats are going to precipitate a civil war here and end up in their own green zone. Democrats are lying traitorous pieces of crap their your due will come. “I feeling so sorry for them I actually feel like becoming an Insurgent on their side and i would if only they leave my head in place”

Well WE won’t leave your head in place.

Yeah? Well the RATS are succeding in convincing folks this is a mistake. The mistake is the rats are going to precipitate a civil war here and end up in their own green zone.

Democrats are lying traitorous pieces of crap their your due will come.

]]> By: The Fighting Quaker » On Cut and Run; Republican of the Week http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-985989 The Fighting Quaker » On Cut and Run; Republican of the Week Fri, 13 Oct 2006 17:47:53 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-985989 [...] Meanwhile, a majority of Iraqis (71%) want us to withdraw within a year. And I thought they were still welcoming us with open arms. [...] [...] Meanwhile, a majority of Iraqis (71%) want us to withdraw within a year. And I thought they were still welcoming us with open arms. [...]

]]> By: On the response to the 600,000 Iraqi dead » The Allen Almanac http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-981826 On the response to the 600,000 Iraqi dead » The Allen Almanac Thu, 12 Oct 2006 15:16:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-981826 [...] Tolerate? Is that why 71% want us to leave, 61% support attacks on our troops, and 58% say the violence would decrease if we would leave? The Iraqi people do not support this, the world does not support this, and any American who has pulled their head out of their ass for ten seconds doesn’t support this war. The only people tolerating this war are the war criminals in the White House, lap dogs, and people who beleive their right to feel safe outweighs the rest of the world’s right to exist. This report is just another nail; the facts have been in for a long time. Anyone who still supports this war and this President is ethically bankrupt. [...] [...] Tolerate? Is that why 71% want us to leave, 61% support attacks on our troops, and 58% say the violence would decrease if we would leave? The Iraqi people do not support this, the world does not support this, and any American who has pulled their head out of their ass for ten seconds doesn’t support this war. The only people tolerating this war are the war criminals in the White House, lap dogs, and people who beleive their right to feel safe outweighs the rest of the world’s right to exist. This report is just another nail; the facts have been in for a long time. Anyone who still supports this war and this President is ethically bankrupt. [...]

]]> By: Bring it On! » Blog Archive » The Delcassifier-in-Chief http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-912593 Bring it On! » Blog Archive » The Delcassifier-in-Chief Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:47:12 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-912593 [...] It’s no secret that people - from the Iraqis themselves to Pakistan and a healthy majority of US citizens - think the US shouldn’t be in Iraq. Their reasons are a diverse as the causes and effects of this putrid pox on the nation. [...] [...] It’s no secret that people – from the Iraqis themselves to Pakistan and a healthy majority of US citizens – think the US shouldn’t be in Iraq. Their reasons are a diverse as the causes and effects of this putrid pox on the nation. [...]

]]> By: Darryl http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-893961 Darryl Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:58:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-893961 #31 Mary Poppins I dont' think we will take the house and senate back... you see, the Reptiles are pretty clever.... <strong>they have placed electronic voting machines in key states. Machines that cannot be audited, can be programmed to give any result desired, and then erase all tracks of the deception.... </strong> In the last election in three key states exit polls showed Kerry ahead by five or so points, only to have the machines give it to Bush. The fix is in... we are going to have to go to war with the Republicans if we intend to take our country back from the party of greed, selfishness, and evil. #31 Mary Poppins

I dont’ think we will take the house and senate back… you see, the Reptiles are pretty clever…. they have placed electronic voting machines in key states. Machines that cannot be audited, can be programmed to give any result desired, and then erase all tracks of the deception….

In the last election in three key states exit polls showed Kerry ahead by five or so points, only to have the machines give it to Bush. The fix is in… we are going to have to go to war with the Republicans if we intend to take our country back from the party of greed, selfishness, and evil.

]]> By: Darryl http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-893903 Darryl Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:49:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-893903 G-Dawg... Liberals have no backbone? You mean they don't have the same thirst for blood as (Rep)tiles? You may be right. We just don't get our jollies bombing innocent children. Sorry. We leave that to people with "backbone" who love killing innocent people. I guess Osama has "backbone". Right? If killing innocent civilians is terrorism, then Bush is the world's leading terrorist.. right? Yup! What "backbone" he has. I thought we believe in democracy... the majority want us out of THEIR country, but you think we still have a right to be there? That's because you think you are superior to them, don't you... c'mon... be honest. If another country bombed my city and occupied my streets, I would be building explosives as fast as I could could and would be trying to kill every one of them I could...AND SO WOULD YOU (I hope)! Do you really think they feel any different about their country than you feel about yours? Do you think they have less pride? Do you really think destroying a country in the way we have... FOR NO REASON... isn't going to increase terrorism? Get real... You Republicans live in a freakin dreamland. Trust me... you shall be rudely awakened. G-Dawg… Liberals have no backbone? You mean they don’t have the same thirst for blood as (Rep)tiles? You may be right.

We just don’t get our jollies bombing innocent children. Sorry. We leave that to people with “backbone” who love killing innocent people. I guess Osama has “backbone”. Right?

If killing innocent civilians is terrorism, then Bush is the world’s leading terrorist.. right? Yup! What “backbone” he has.

I thought we believe in democracy… the majority want us out of THEIR country, but you think we still have a right to be there? That’s because you think you are superior to them, don’t you… c’mon… be honest.

If another country bombed my city and occupied my streets, I would be building explosives as fast as I could could and would be trying to kill every one of them I could…AND SO WOULD YOU (I hope)!

Do you really think they feel any different about their country than you feel about yours? Do you think they have less pride? Do you really think destroying a country in the way we have… FOR NO REASON… isn’t going to increase terrorism? Get real…

You Republicans live in a freakin dreamland. Trust me… you shall be rudely awakened.

]]> By: Democratic & Anti-Republican topics via DemocratGiftShop.com Blog » Blog Archive » New Poll: 71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-891781 Democratic & Anti-Republican topics via DemocratGiftShop.com Blog » Blog Archive » New Poll: 71 Percent Of Iraqis Want U.S. Forces To Withdraw Within A Year Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:51:56 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-891781 [...] The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll on Iraqi public opinion today which finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year. Moreover, an overwhelming majority believes that the US military presence in Iraq is provoking more conflict than it is preventing. See here for the key findingsread more | digg story [...] [...] The Program on International Policy Attitudes released a new poll on Iraqi public opinion today which finds that seven in ten Iraqis want US-led forces to commit to withdraw within a year. Moreover, an overwhelming majority believes that the US military presence in Iraq is provoking more conflict than it is preventing. See here for the key findingsread more | digg story [...]

]]> By: Jake http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889868 Jake Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:05:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889868 <blockquote>Geez….make up your minds…….Should we stay or should we go? Comment by Chin — September 27, 2006 @ 2:34 pm</blockquote> "Stay so we can kill you on video. Then you can go." - Sunnis "Stay so you can help us kill Sunnis. Then you can go." - Shiites

Geez….make up your minds…….Should we stay or should we go?

Comment by Chin — September 27, 2006 @ 2:34 pm

“Stay so we can kill you on video. Then you can go.” – Sunnis

“Stay so you can help us kill Sunnis. Then you can go.” – Shiites

]]> By: Geoff Miller http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889719 Geoff Miller Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:43:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889719 this poll is "just a comma in history." this poll is “just a comma in history.”

]]> By: Chin http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889645 Chin Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:34:48 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889645 Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the outspoken Sunni speaker of parliament who this summer said that "the U.S. occupation is the work of butchers," now supports the U.S. military staying in Iraq for as long as a decade. "They should stay for four years. This is the minimum. Maybe 10 years." "Of course we want the Americans to leave, but if they do, it will be a great disaster for us." "I really don't like the Americans who patrol on the street. They should all go away," said a young boy as he swept up hair on the shop's floor. "But I do like the one who guards my church. He should stay!" Geez....make up your minds.......Should we stay or should we go? Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, the outspoken Sunni speaker of parliament who this summer said that “the U.S. occupation is the work of butchers,” now supports the U.S. military staying in Iraq for as long as a decade.

“They should stay for four years. This is the minimum. Maybe 10 years.”

“Of course we want the Americans to leave, but if they do, it will be a great disaster for us.”

“I really don’t like the Americans who patrol on the street. They should all go away,” said a young boy as he swept up hair on the shop’s floor. “But I do like the one who guards my church. He should stay!”

Geez….make up your minds…….Should we stay or should we go?

]]> By: chimpeach http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889219 chimpeach Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:32:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889219 #19 Roger_Roger <em>Should we do exactly what a poll says everytime even in America?</em> When the Iraqis have been polled on more than one occasion and they're overwhelmingly in favor of the U.S. getting out of their country, why does Bush keep trying to tell us the opposite? That's why the polls matter. When the troops serving over there are polled and a similar number say we (they) should get out of Iraq by the end of the year, that matters. And Bush, as usual, lies to the American people every time he gets up and tells us "we're winning over there", "we're fighting terrorists there so we don't have to fight them here", "the Iraqi people want us there", "the troops want to stay there as long as it takes to get the job done", and "the world is safer because we invaded Iraq". The facts don't back him up and neither do the polls. He just doesn't have the emotional maturity to admit when he's wrong, and he doesn't mind that his childish refusal to change his mind is causing the needless deaths of thousands upon thousands of innocent people. #19 Roger_Roger
Should we do exactly what a poll says everytime even in America?

When the Iraqis have been polled on more than one occasion and they’re overwhelmingly in favor of the U.S. getting out of their country, why does Bush keep trying to tell us the opposite? That’s why the polls matter.

When the troops serving over there are polled and a similar number say we (they) should get out of Iraq by the end of the year, that matters. And Bush, as usual, lies to the American people every time he gets up and tells us “we’re winning over there”, “we’re fighting terrorists there so we don’t have to fight them here”, “the Iraqi people want us there”, “the troops want to stay there as long as it takes to get the job done”, and “the world is safer because we invaded Iraq”.

The facts don’t back him up and neither do the polls. He just doesn’t have the emotional maturity to admit when he’s wrong, and he doesn’t mind that his childish refusal to change his mind is causing the needless deaths of thousands upon thousands of innocent people.

]]> By: RealScientist http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889109 RealScientist Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:12:43 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889109 G Dawg's posts have stopped making any sense at all. Complete non-sequiturs. The topic is on how Iraqis feel about the occupation (negatively), and Dawg writes something about liberals and backbone. Bizarre. G Dawg’s posts have stopped making any sense at all. Complete non-sequiturs. The topic is on how Iraqis feel about the occupation (negatively), and Dawg writes something about liberals and backbone. Bizarre.

]]> By: eternal springs http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-889043 eternal springs Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:02:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-889043 Hahahaha G-Dawg... <em>"Liberals hate good news"</em> How can you tell, what good news are you refering to? <em>"Liberals have no backbone"</em> You mean backbone like this? http://www.nhgazette.com/news/chickenhawks/chickenhawk_headquarters/ Roger Roger, sure we shouldn't always follow polls, but folks like you forget it's their fucking country! Not ours, theirs. They want us out period. Father Bush treats them, and us, as children. Hahahaha G-Dawg… “Liberals hate good news” How can you tell, what good news are you refering to? “Liberals have no backbone” You mean backbone like this? http://www.nhgazette.com/news/chickenhawks/chickenhawk_headquarters/

Roger Roger, sure we shouldn’t always follow polls, but folks like you forget it’s their fucking country! Not ours, theirs. They want us out period. Father Bush treats them, and us, as children.

]]> By: Gollum Rumsfeld http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-888979 Gollum Rumsfeld Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:53:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-888979 re: 32 WE’RE NOT LEAVING. Comment by Pacepa — September 27, 2006 @ 12:16 pm Its my precious....my precious oil and you cannot have it muahahaaahaaheyeeahheeeeheeeyaaeeeeheee re: 32 WE’RE NOT LEAVING.

Comment by Pacepa — September 27, 2006 @ 12:16 pm

Its my precious….my precious oil and you cannot have it muahahaaahaaheyeeahheeeeheeeyaaeeeeheee

]]> By: Jay Randal http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-888749 Jay Randal Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:18:52 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-888749 If it was up to me, I would start the withdraw today, and have all the troops out by the end of January 2007, but Bush butt will never leave the crude oil! If it was up to me, I would start the withdraw today, and have all the troops out by the end of January 2007, but Bush butt will never leave the crude oil!

]]> By: Pacepa http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-888729 Pacepa Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:16:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-888729 In the entire history of the Islamic world, less than 10,000 books ahve been translated into arabic from another language. Contrast that with France, for instance, which translates that many books into French every six months. The opinion of Iraqis should not be completely disregarded, nor should it be given much weight. Iraq is incapable of civil self-government at this time, just as Germany was for eight years following WW2. If the U.S. leaves Iraq, Iraq falls to Iranian-controlled forces. Russia dominates Iran and would have uncontested control of the region if the U.S. abandons iraq. Since the U.S. has decided that standing up to Russia is in america's best interest, the U.S. is not leaving. WE'RE NOT LEAVING. In the entire history of the Islamic world, less than 10,000 books ahve been translated into arabic from another language.

Contrast that with France, for instance, which translates that many books into French every six months.

The opinion of Iraqis should not be completely disregarded, nor should it be given much weight. Iraq is incapable of civil self-government at this time, just as Germany was for eight years following WW2.

If the U.S. leaves Iraq, Iraq falls to Iranian-controlled forces. Russia dominates Iran and would have uncontested control of the region if the U.S. abandons iraq. Since the U.S. has decided that standing up to Russia is in america’s best interest, the U.S. is not leaving.

WE’RE NOT LEAVING.

]]> By: Mary+Poplins http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-888695 Mary+Poplins Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:12:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-888695 #7 & 9 G-Dawg My committ to your first question. That the liberal have no backbone. You are totally wrong. We had a hearing about the Iraq war yesterday that the Republican and whinney Lott did not like. The job the Republican are suppose to do but rubberstamp every thing the idiot decider wants. We will take both houses back in November and can start investigating the Old Bushies and his admin. on the Iraq war and the lies he told to the American people. The second question about gas prices being lower is because it is a midterm election coming up in about 40 days. This is the only reason for this. #7 & 9 G-Dawg

My committ to your first question. That the liberal have no backbone. You are totally wrong. We had a hearing about the Iraq war yesterday that the Republican and whinney Lott did not like. The job the Republican are suppose to do but rubberstamp every thing the idiot decider wants. We will take both houses back in November and can start investigating the Old Bushies and his admin. on the Iraq war and the lies he told to the American people.

The second question about gas prices being lower is because it is a midterm election coming up in about 40 days. This is the only reason for this.

]]> By: Republicans are the fear and smear party http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/comment-page-1/#comment-888659 Republicans are the fear and smear party Wed, 27 Sep 2006 16:07:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/27/iraqis-poll/#comment-888659 25... I hated the Reagan/Thatcher years, too. Thatcher with her obviously repressed sexual desires that she directed at Reagan and Reagan exploiting it for all it was worth was barf-inducing. 25… I hated the Reagan/Thatcher years, too. Thatcher with her obviously repressed sexual desires that she directed at Reagan and Reagan exploiting it for all it was worth was barf-inducing.

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