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	<title>Comments on: McCain Calls For Escalation In Iraq, Wants 20,000 More Troops On The Ground</title>
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		<title>By: Cash Advance</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-4666000</link>
		<dc:creator>Cash Advance</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; McCain Blasts Cheney, Says Bush Has Been â€˜Badly Servedâ€™ By His Vice President</title>
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		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; McCain Blasts Cheney, Says Bush Has Been â€˜Badly Servedâ€™ By His Vice President</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2007 22:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Also in the interview, McCain continued his back-pedaling from the escalation strategy that he first proposed. After offering a full-throated endorsement of the Bush plan just days ago, McCain opened the door to the redeployment of U.S. forces back to the borders of Iraq should the president&#8217;s plan fail. He added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if this is enough troops or not. I can&#8217;t guarantee success by doing this.&#8221; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Also in the interview, McCain continued his back-pedaling from the escalation strategy that he first proposed. After offering a full-throated endorsement of the Bush plan just days ago, McCain opened the door to the redeployment of U.S. forces back to the borders of Iraq should the president&#8217;s plan fail. He added, &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if this is enough troops or not. I can&#8217;t guarantee success by doing this.&#8221; [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1504201', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: CC</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1433966</link>
		<dc:creator>CC</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;what is his problem i think the whole idea is crazy plain crazy more people are dying out there and he just keeps on sending them there to die .whatb is wrong with him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  i will not support this decision  NO WAY WILL I DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>what is his problem i think the whole idea is crazy plain crazy more people are dying out there and he just keeps on sending them there to die .whatb is wrong with him !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  i will not support this decision  NO WAY WILL I DO IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</strong><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1433966', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MAJ Simons</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1274414</link>
		<dc:creator>MAJ Simons</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Roger, of the 1 million plus members of the US military, how many do you think are war fighters?  Of the 512,000 active duty US army troops, some of which are in the army due to stop loss, how many of them do you think are war fighters?  Hey jack ass, the army is too small to maintain this current OPTEMPO over an extended period of time.  You don&#039;t have any idea of the subject you are speaking about.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Roger, of the 1 million plus members of the US military, how many do you think are war fighters?  Of the 512,000 active duty US army troops, some of which are in the army due to stop loss, how many of them do you think are war fighters?  Hey jack ass, the army is too small to maintain this current OPTEMPO over an extended period of time.  You don&#8217;t have any idea of the subject you are speaking about.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1274414', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jordan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1270161</link>
		<dc:creator>Jordan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 17:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;It&#039;s funny how you democrats bash the republicans when the majority of you dont even know why we went to war!!!&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; ABC&#8217;s The Note Decrees &#8216;Politically, American Involvement In The Iraq War Is Over&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1205715</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; ABC&#8217;s The Note Decrees &#8216;Politically, American Involvement In The Iraq War Is Over&#8217;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Most congressional Democrats, who were propelled into the majority by an American public tired of &#8220;stay the course,&#8221; have consolidated behind a plan of a phased withdrawal. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), on the other hand, is clamoring for a phased escalation with the support of some conservative allies. There have been suggestions that McCain&#8217;s plan is being given serious consideration. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Most congressional Democrats, who were propelled into the majority by an American public tired of &#8220;stay the course,&#8221; have consolidated behind a plan of a phased withdrawal. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), on the other hand, is clamoring for a phased escalation with the support of some conservative allies. There have been suggestions that McCain&#8217;s plan is being given serious consideration. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1205715', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: The Poor Man Institute &#187; Flowers and candy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1168825</link>
		<dc:creator>The Poor Man Institute &#187; Flowers and candy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] So, naturally, serious foreign policy thinker and all-around dreamboat John McCain wants to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq.    &#160; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] So, naturally, serious foreign policy thinker and all-around dreamboat John McCain wants to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq.    &nbsp; [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1168825', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; Hagel: &#8216;The Time For More Troops Is Past,&#8217; McCain&#8217;s Plan Is &#8216;Not Realistic,&#8217; &#8216;The Wrong Approach&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1164319</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; Hagel: &#8216;The Time For More Troops Is Past,&#8217; McCain&#8217;s Plan Is &#8216;Not Realistic,&#8217; &#8216;The Wrong Approach&#8217;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2006 18:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a prominent conservative member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today on MSNBC that Sen. John McCain&#8217;s (R-AZ) plan to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq is &#8220;not realistic.&#8221; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE), a prominent conservative member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said today on MSNBC that Sen. John McCain&#8217;s (R-AZ) plan to send 20,000 more troops to Iraq is &#8220;not realistic.&#8221; [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1164319', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; McCain: Sending More Troops Would &#8216;Absolutely&#8230;Be Terrible&#8217; For Military, Risks &#8216;Broken Army&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1159038</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; McCain: Sending More Troops Would &#8216;Absolutely&#8230;Be Terrible&#8217; For Military, Risks &#8216;Broken Army&#8217;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] As ThinkProgress has noted, McCain&#8217;s call for escalation would exacerbate the deteriorating situation in Iraq and would only further damage U.S. national security. Here&#8217;s at least two reasons why: 1) No troops to send. &#8220;Sending more troops to Iraq would, at the moment, threaten to break our nation&#8217;s all-volunteer Army and undermine our national security.&#8221; McCain suggests enlarging the force to send them to Iraq, an idea that is implausible to carry out over the short-term and would damage the military&#8217;s ability to recruit over the long-term. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] As ThinkProgress has noted, McCain&#8217;s call for escalation would exacerbate the deteriorating situation in Iraq and would only further damage U.S. national security. Here&#8217;s at least two reasons why: 1) No troops to send. &#8220;Sending more troops to Iraq would, at the moment, threaten to break our nation&#8217;s all-volunteer Army and undermine our national security.&#8221; McCain suggests enlarging the force to send them to Iraq, an idea that is implausible to carry out over the short-term and would damage the military&#8217;s ability to recruit over the long-term. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1159038', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: disgrunt &#187; Fact Check: Increasing Troop Levels In Baghdad Made Violence Worse</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1145949</link>
		<dc:creator>disgrunt &#187; Fact Check: Increasing Troop Levels In Baghdad Made Violence Worse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 07:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The Guardian reports that the Bush administration may be heeding McCainâ€™s calls for an escalation in Iraq: President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies must make â€œa last big pushâ€ to win the war in Iraq and that instead of beginning a troop withdrawal next year, he may increase US forces by up to 20,000 soldiers, according to sources familiar with the administrationâ€™s internal deliberations. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The Guardian reports that the Bush administration may be heeding McCainâ€™s calls for an escalation in Iraq: President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies must make â€œa last big pushâ€ to win the war in Iraq and that instead of beginning a troop withdrawal next year, he may increase US forces by up to 20,000 soldiers, according to sources familiar with the administrationâ€™s internal deliberations. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1145949', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; FACT CHECK: Increasing Troop Levels In Baghdad Made Violence Worse</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1142463</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; FACT CHECK: Increasing Troop Levels In Baghdad Made Violence Worse</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2006 17:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] The Guardian reports that the Bush administration may be heeding McCain&#8217;s calls for an escalation in Iraq: President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies must make &#8220;a last big push&#8221; to win the war in Iraq and that instead of beginning a troop withdrawal next year, he may increase US forces by up to 20,000 soldiers, according to sources familiar with the administration&#8217;s internal deliberations. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] The Guardian reports that the Bush administration may be heeding McCain&#8217;s calls for an escalation in Iraq: President George Bush has told senior advisers that the US and its allies must make &#8220;a last big push&#8221; to win the war in Iraq and that instead of beginning a troop withdrawal next year, he may increase US forces by up to 20,000 soldiers, according to sources familiar with the administration&#8217;s internal deliberations. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1142463', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; General Abizaid Smacks Down McCain&#8217;s Plan To Send More U.S. Troops To Iraq</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1138043</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; General Abizaid Smacks Down McCain&#8217;s Plan To Send More U.S. Troops To Iraq</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] McCain has repeatedly said that he would like to see another 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. As General Abizaid explained, McCain&#8217;s plan runs counter towards our goal in Iraq &#8212; specifically, the Iraqis taking responsibility for their own country. Abizaid said, &#8220;It is easy for the Iraqis to rely upon to us do this work. I believe that more American forces prevent the Iraqis from doing more, from taking more responsibility for their own future.&#8221; [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] McCain has repeatedly said that he would like to see another 20,000 U.S. troops in Iraq. As General Abizaid explained, McCain&#8217;s plan runs counter towards our goal in Iraq &#8212; specifically, the Iraqis taking responsibility for their own country. Abizaid said, &#8220;It is easy for the Iraqis to rely upon to us do this work. I believe that more American forces prevent the Iraqis from doing more, from taking more responsibility for their own future.&#8221; [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1138043', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: John Deek</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1131824</link>
		<dc:creator>John Deek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:52:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Clarification... ROGER, what do you think of the massive pro=hamas pro=hezbollah demonstrations IN IRAQ when israel attacked lebanon? Let me guess, that was just an anamaly in what otherwise has the potential to be a very pro-western pro-israel country? right?

honestly you deluded flaghumping nitwits neet to stop throwing this &quot;democracy&quot; phrase around like its some sort of panacea for the worlds ills. its far from it. in a radicalized populace (say one fuelled by stories of &quot;statistically insignfigant rapes&quot; perpetrated by occupying troops), democracy is going to give power to the religious extremists who will quickly use the democractic process to destroy democracy and transform it into an islamic theocracy. But maybe that will help the rapture come about so thats why you guys support democracies that are breeding grounds for Hamas-esque idealogies.

Roger dont you have something bettter to do than arguing with us godless sodomites? Like beat your wife or enjoy a nice night of meth and mansex?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clarification&#8230; ROGER, what do you think of the massive pro=hamas pro=hezbollah demonstrations IN IRAQ when israel attacked lebanon? Let me guess, that was just an anamaly in what otherwise has the potential to be a very pro-western pro-israel country? right?</p>
<p>honestly you deluded flaghumping nitwits neet to stop throwing this &#8220;democracy&#8221; phrase around like its some sort of panacea for the worlds ills. its far from it. in a radicalized populace (say one fuelled by stories of &#8220;statistically insignfigant rapes&#8221; perpetrated by occupying troops), democracy is going to give power to the religious extremists who will quickly use the democractic process to destroy democracy and transform it into an islamic theocracy. But maybe that will help the rapture come about so thats why you guys support democracies that are breeding grounds for Hamas-esque idealogies.</p>
<p>Roger dont you have something bettter to do than arguing with us godless sodomites? Like beat your wife or enjoy a nice night of meth and mansex?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1131824', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: John Deek</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1131759</link>
		<dc:creator>John Deek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hey ROGER WABBIT what if the &quot;democratically elected government&quot; of Iraq was one idealogically similar to Hamas?  Have you thought about that?
That would make your #2 and #3 goals of your meth addled &quot;war on terror&quot; irreconcilable. 

 Do you really think that in the process of &quot;killing every terrorist&quot; (while magically not creating more with the collateral damage) you are going to create a friendly, prowestern atmosphere? 

Seriously Roger, what do you think of the massive  pro Hamas /pro Hezbollah demostrations when IRsrael attacked Lebabnon? Do you really, in your deluded mind, think there is any possibility that a majority of Iraqis are going to support governments that support Israel? About the only thing the Sunnis and Shia agree on is that they hate Jews.

wake up out of your meth dream man...

Roger, go back to Nam and bayonet some more babies, will ya? Honestly people like you are the best argument for abortion there is.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey ROGER WABBIT what if the &#8220;democratically elected government&#8221; of Iraq was one idealogically similar to Hamas?  Have you thought about that?<br />
That would make your #2 and #3 goals of your meth addled &#8220;war on terror&#8221; irreconcilable. </p>
<p> Do you really think that in the process of &#8220;killing every terrorist&#8221; (while magically not creating more with the collateral damage) you are going to create a friendly, prowestern atmosphere? </p>
<p>Seriously Roger, what do you think of the massive  pro Hamas /pro Hezbollah demostrations when IRsrael attacked Lebabnon? Do you really, in your deluded mind, think there is any possibility that a majority of Iraqis are going to support governments that support Israel? About the only thing the Sunnis and Shia agree on is that they hate Jews.</p>
<p>wake up out of your meth dream man&#8230;</p>
<p>Roger, go back to Nam and bayonet some more babies, will ya? Honestly people like you are the best argument for abortion there is.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1131759', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; Cornyn Joins McCain, Calls for Sending More U.S. Troops to Iraq</title>
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		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; Cornyn Joins McCain, Calls for Sending More U.S. Troops to Iraq</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Nov 2006 16:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] This morning on Fox News, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) was asked what he thought of Sen. John McCain&#8217;s (R-AZ) idea to raise the number of troops in Iraq. (McCain has said he&#8217;d like to have &#8220;another 20,000 troops in Iraq.&#8221;) &#8220;I think Senator McCain is on to something,&#8221; Cornyn said, adding that an &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; show of force &#8220;could restore some basic semblance of order&#8221; to Iraq. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] This morning on Fox News, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) was asked what he thought of Sen. John McCain&#8217;s (R-AZ) idea to raise the number of troops in Iraq. (McCain has said he&#8217;d like to have &#8220;another 20,000 troops in Iraq.&#8221;) &#8220;I think Senator McCain is on to something,&#8221; Cornyn said, adding that an &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; show of force &#8220;could restore some basic semblance of order&#8221; to Iraq. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1131629', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; First Post-Election Meet the Press Features Exclusively Pro-War Politicians</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1102781</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; First Post-Election Meet the Press Features Exclusively Pro-War Politicians</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Nov 2006 23:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Yet, according to a press aide, this Sunday&#8217;s edition of NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press will include two interviews: one with Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), an Iraq war supporter who defeated Ned Lamont (D-CT), and one with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who recently called for 20,000 additional U.S. troops to be sent to Iraq, and who was not up for reelection in 2006. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Yet, according to a press aide, this Sunday&#8217;s edition of NBC&#8217;s Meet the Press will include two interviews: one with Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), an Iraq war supporter who defeated Ned Lamont (D-CT), and one with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), who recently called for 20,000 additional U.S. troops to be sent to Iraq, and who was not up for reelection in 2006. [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1102781', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Think Progress &#187; 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1083445</link>
		<dc:creator>Think Progress &#187; 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2006 23:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 96. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) wants to send 20,000 more troops into the middle of a civil war in Iraq. [Link] [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] 96. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) wants to send 20,000 more troops into the middle of a civil war in Iraq. [Link] [...]<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1083445', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: yangho</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1046682</link>
		<dc:creator>yangho</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 18:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;#

#452 Past failures donâ€™t predict future results.

and

History shows radical, fascist elements need to be pacified.

You never answer anythingâ€¦so donâ€™t ever question my occasional attempts to realign your skewed logicâ€¦I at least tryâ€¦you just criticize.

Stop repeating your talking points over and overâ€¦you are a propaganda machine. Though honestly, Iâ€™m trying to give some anti-prop myselfâ€¦really Iâ€™m on the evil thinkprogress site itselfâ€¦i know you donâ€™t agree with me. Iâ€™m scared some kid will read these comments without hearing a little dose of reality and critical thinking.

Comment by JohnG â€” October 28, 2006 @ 10:28 pm
&lt;/blockquote&gt;

I read all your post and debated your post by past failure facts. You yourself ducked the facts and repeatedly parrot your &quot;opinions&quot; without any fact. You are truely propaganda machine, read back your post.
&lt;blockquote&gt;I truly believe George Bush is a good man, and is not willing to show all our cards to those who think of him as â€œevilâ€ just to make them feel better. His family knows all about it, and I feel he will have been shown a good president and man 20+ years from nowâ€¦allbeit not perfect.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
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<p>#452 Past failures donâ€™t predict future results.</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>History shows radical, fascist elements need to be pacified.</p>
<p>You never answer anythingâ€¦so donâ€™t ever question my occasional attempts to realign your skewed logicâ€¦I at least tryâ€¦you just criticize.</p>
<p>Stop repeating your talking points over and overâ€¦you are a propaganda machine. Though honestly, Iâ€™m trying to give some anti-prop myselfâ€¦really Iâ€™m on the evil thinkprogress site itselfâ€¦i know you donâ€™t agree with me. Iâ€™m scared some kid will read these comments without hearing a little dose of reality and critical thinking.</p>
<p>Comment by JohnG â€” October 28, 2006 @ 10:28 pm
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<p>I read all your post and debated your post by past failure facts. You yourself ducked the facts and repeatedly parrot your &#8220;opinions&#8221; without any fact. You are truely propaganda machine, read back your post.</p>
<blockquote><p>I truly believe George Bush is a good man, and is not willing to show all our cards to those who think of him as â€œevilâ€ just to make them feel better. His family knows all about it, and I feel he will have been shown a good president and man 20+ years from nowâ€¦allbeit not perfect.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: JohnG</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1045104</link>
		<dc:creator>JohnG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 07:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;##############################

Winners win, Losers lose.
Vote for a democrat, and vote for bad news. 

Youâ€™re liberals are right [sic], the US canâ€™t win.
Of course donâ€™t help, just criticize past sin.

Made some mistakes to win the cold war,
Fixing it now so our kids avoid horror

heads down we leave, from terrorists, thugs, and thieves?
Japan, Germany, seemed to become free.

our armed forced can succeed cuz weâ€™re pretty smart
if liberal senators stop speculating with their mouth farts

just because we have no hindsight time machine
doesnâ€™t mean that we just give up on our team

while democrats pretend there is no social security woes
and sen. clinton says that parents canâ€™t know

with all the liberal special interest bills ready for the inking
not yet, weâ€™re not fooledâ€¦with your short sighted liberal thinking

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<p>Winners win, Losers lose.<br />
Vote for a democrat, and vote for bad news. </p>
<p>Youâ€™re liberals are right [sic], the US canâ€™t win.<br />
Of course donâ€™t help, just criticize past sin.</p>
<p>Made some mistakes to win the cold war,<br />
Fixing it now so our kids avoid horror</p>
<p>heads down we leave, from terrorists, thugs, and thieves?<br />
Japan, Germany, seemed to become free.</p>
<p>our armed forced can succeed cuz weâ€™re pretty smart<br />
if liberal senators stop speculating with their mouth farts</p>
<p>just because we have no hindsight time machine<br />
doesnâ€™t mean that we just give up on our team</p>
<p>while democrats pretend there is no social security woes<br />
and sen. clinton says that parents canâ€™t know</p>
<p>with all the liberal special interest bills ready for the inking<br />
not yet, weâ€™re not fooledâ€¦with your short sighted liberal thinking</p>
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		<title>By: general panzer</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/27/mccain-escalation-2/comment-page-8/#comment-1044873</link>
		<dc:creator>general panzer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 04:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>UP YOURS mccain !!!

DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING AT THE HANOI HILTON ???

DO WE NEED TO SEND YOU BACK THERE FOR RE-EDUCATION ???

WHAT A MORON !!!

COMPLETE WARMONGERING ARSEHOLE !!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>UP YOURS mccain !!!</p>
<p>DID YOU NOT LEARN ANYTHING AT THE HANOI HILTON ???</p>
<p>DO WE NEED TO SEND YOU BACK THERE FOR RE-EDUCATION ???</p>
<p>WHAT A MORON !!!</p>
<p>COMPLETE WARMONGERING ARSEHOLE !!!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=1044873', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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