Rush Limbaugh on the Middle East:
By on Nov 28th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
Rush Limbaugh on the Middle East:
“Let’s just have the civil wars and let the crumbs crumble and the cookie crumble where — because I’m fed up with this. … Fine, just blow the place up. Just let these natural forces take place over there instead of trying to stop them, instead of trying to use — I just — sometimes natural force is going to happen. You’re going to have to let it take place.”
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What the Heck?? Is he having a stroke (we could not get that lucky)?
November 28th, 2006 at 2:00 pmExactly what every progressive on this site said before Bush started this illegal war. We said “Iraq will fall to pieces if you only send 140,000 troops, but Bush did it anyway and every water carrying troll here said we were wrong. Turns out we were right, dead right.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:00 pmAnd what this drug induced fat piece of tripe says matters how?
November 28th, 2006 at 2:02 pmIs Rush on those pills or off them? It’s hard to tell…
November 28th, 2006 at 2:04 pmWOW! Both Rush’s Bush-water bucket AND his brain have sprung leaks simultaneously.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:05 pmis it oxy this time… or is he just doign blow right on the air?
November 28th, 2006 at 2:06 pmWHAT ABOUT THOSE PURPLE FINGERS?
FREEDOM’S ON THE MARCH, RIGHT?
WHAT ABOUT MAKING THE WORLD SAFE EL RUSHBO?
YOU MEAN WE STARTED A CIVIL WAR IN THE MID-EAST?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
NEOCONS DID IT!
NEOCONS JUST WRECKED AMERICA AND IRAQ
REAP THE WHIRLWIND BIOTCHES!
November 28th, 2006 at 2:10 pmMan has Rush jumped the shark yet? The old windbag has no credibility left. Yeah why negotiate with anyone…… its just too hard. That damn nuance thing rears its ugly head.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:13 pmSounds good to me. Mr. Limbaugh is fed up. He’s tired of Iraq. And so because of his impatience and discomfort tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people should die.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:14 pm…Mission Accomplished : Turd Blossom II goes mad.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:15 pmThis is nice coming from a supposed “christian” mouthpiece, isn’t it? Because his party created such a catastrophe, now he’s like a little baby who soiled all over himself….bwahhhhhh! Get back on your meds, Rush – and quicky! You’re losing it.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:17 pmRush Limbaugh is another very pedestrian media whore who uses pseudo religion as his cover. He’s been outted for what he is and no one in their right mind would ever spend one moment’s time listening to his evil drivel.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:18 pmSo, is he advocating we just leave? He was against that before he was for it.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:19 pmBye, bye, rushie-boy. It’s time for the straight jacket for you. At least there you’ll get your proper dosage of meds…that’s one good thing.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:19 pmSounds like a true “cut and runner”, huh?
Hey, it’s having-it-both-ways, Neoconitis.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:21 pmDruggie Limpblow, the 2nd most dangerous wingnut in America.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:23 pmGreat comments, loser.
This really shows the true nature of ‘Compassionate Conservatism’.
If they don’t like it, kill them!
What’s really getting him is the elections. That, and the fact his ratings are falling. People are just sick & tired of hearing the same blame game day after day after day after…
Excellence in broadcasting, my ass.
This guy has no degree, no education, no conscience & no right to suggest to anyone he know better.
He’s a rascist bigot, drug user, womanizer, and that’s his good points!
If that’s not cut-n-run, then I don’t know what is…
November 28th, 2006 at 2:24 pmIt doesn’t seem he realizes that he is talking about mass amounts of human beings dieing. I realize that Iraq is going to erupt but his rambling sounds like he is talking about a snowball fight.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:33 pmLimbaugh is a drug addict, right? Why should I listen to an admitted drug addict?
November 28th, 2006 at 2:35 pmGood grief. The Christofascist terrorists are trying to set the stage for admitting they got their fuking Christian terrorist asses kicked.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:36 pmthis dumbass dosnt’ understand that his country’s meddling in the affairs of Middle Eastern soverrign states and blind support of Israeli apartheid policies are at the root of all the problems.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:41 pmSomebody smack Rush…he’s imploding!!!!!
November 28th, 2006 at 2:50 pmRush, buddy, shut up. Take your Oxy and shut up.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:52 pmHe is off his meds again. QUICK! one of you trolls drive around the parking lot of the strip mall see if you can score some oxy for this gasbag.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:56 pmRush has outed the conservative policy as being overly simple.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:57 pmThis only made my feelings more intense.
Read on, you owe it to the World.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:58 pmPerhaps Limbaugh is drawing upon his vast military experience to reach that less than felicitous comment. I suspect Limbaugh [and O'Reilly] may heve been blinded by the glare that that get when they they look at all their fantasy medals and citations that they received while imagining that they served their country in a place called Vietnam. All that wishful thinking can end up having a deleterious effect on one’s brain.
November 28th, 2006 at 2:59 pm[...] And what does Rush say? “Just blow the place up.” [...]
November 28th, 2006 at 3:06 pmStupid Rush. First he favors throwing gasoline on the fire of the Middle East, and when it blows up in his face then he wants to get the hell out of there. You broke it, you own it.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:09 pmI guess Rush would be fine with a Shia dominated Iraq, a sort of proxy state to Iran. I guess Rush would be fine with an occupied Labanon. I guess he’d be fine with an all out war between Arab states an Israel. What the hell, let’s have another civil war here. Bill O’Reilly will be Commander in Chief of the Culture Warriors and Rush can be waterboy.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:11 pmRush, why do you hate our troops? Traitor… (see how that works)
November 28th, 2006 at 3:23 pmAs some have pointed out, the logical extension of this rant is that Rush thinks we should pack up our military and go home, right? Surely, he doesn’t think we should keep our troops in the middle of a nloodbath when they’re not able to help the situation.
Or maybe this is just one of his “satirical riffs”. You know, maybe he’s joking. Isn’t that what these guys claim when they get called on their extremist tirades?
November 28th, 2006 at 3:24 pm(inside that little pea brain…’my ratings are dropping,I better slide to the other side…) Waterboy is TOAST….goodbye………….
November 28th, 2006 at 3:30 pmWe still have troops in Bosnia for crying out loud.. Oh.. shhhh… It’s ok, cause Willie got us there.. And WHY?? Was milosavic murdering people like Saddam was doing?
This is all a freaking joke, we need to get our troops home, keep our BILLIONS in foriegn aid here in the United states, and aid our people here that have no place to live. Once we take care of matters at hime, should we even concern ourselves with anyone else. MY tax dollrs, from the money I earn to feed my family, should ONLY be used to better our country. Americans are the most giving people in the world. There are church/synagogue missions, outreaches, whatever that can help people in other countries that need medical help, disaster relief, whatever. keep our tax dolars here, get our troops here and take care of business here at home, before worrying about the rest of the damned world.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:34 pmOne can understand Limbaugh’s frustration. The Iraqi people were handed a golden opportunity and gift by the U.S. and Coalition when we deposed Saddam. We gave the Iraqis every opportunity to create a democratic and civilized society following our overthrow of Saddam’s tyrannical rule. Rather than making the most of this opportunity, the Iraqis have instead seemingly chosen to indulge in the violent settling ancient ethnic, religious, and tribal grievances. If that is what they choose to do, the U.S. should withdraw our troops. You can lead the proverbial horse to water, but you cannot make it drink. We have done all we can for the Iraqis. The rest is up to them. I don’t believe U.S. troops should be kept in the middle of a civil war.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:44 pmRush is big enough to be “on” the Middle East.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:53 pmAh, Rush – don’t you love it when the right reverts to the old ‘nuke ‘em into glass’ argument. Next thing you know, we’ll be back to being pinkos (always one of my favorites).
November 28th, 2006 at 3:54 pmBlow it out your ass, Exley.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:56 pmMedication must be clouding your reading comprehension, Zooey. Just sit back and learn.
November 28th, 2006 at 3:58 pmBlow it out your ass, Exley.
Comment by Zooey
Seriously Zooey, you really shouldn’t keep it in like that. You should let it out once in a great while, and let us know how you really feel!
November 28th, 2006 at 4:01 pm:-)~
#37 DRxJ,
Your posting presupposes that the Iraqi people were happy to be living under Saddam’s torturous and murderous rule….I don’t think you mean that, do you?
Moreover, I don’t believe in staying the course. I say quite clearly in my posting that U.S. troops should not be kept in the middle of a civil war and shouldbe withdrawn. It is up to the Iraqi people now to decide what kind of nation they want to build.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:05 pmHey, Exley! You know I hate to disagree with you, but in this case I really have to (and mine’ll be the kindest of the responses you get to your comment.) While I believe that the Iraqi people are happy that Saddam is gone, what we have left them with now is a completely broken and ruined country. To say that “we have done all we can for the Iraqis” makes it sound as though the US has actually improved their lives in some way. C’mon, they’re finding dozens of bodies every day in Baghdad. At least tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in horrible ways. How can anyone look at a funeral service for 200 people (!!) and not feel outrage, horror, basic human sympathy? This “opportunity” has ruined their country and we have no right whatsoever to expect any gratitude from the Iraqis.
But you are right, our troops should NOT be kept in the middle of a civil war (which is one reason why the administration doesn’t want to CALL it a civil war.)
The Jets played pretty well, didn’t they? :-D
November 28th, 2006 at 4:09 pmYour posting presupposes that the Iraqi people were happy to be living under Saddam’s torturous and murderous rule….I don’t think you mean that, do you?
Tell you what, go ask any Iraqi in Bagdad whom they prefer. Saddam, or us. Don’t be surprised by the answer. A recent poll showed a majority of Iraqis prefer pre US invasion days
and why the heck does my post keep appearing and disappearing?
November 28th, 2006 at 4:12 pmIt’s the drugs talking.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:13 pmJackie, do you mean Rush or Exley?
November 28th, 2006 at 4:16 pmJackie, do you mean Rush or Exley?
Comment by JaneESchneider
Must mean Rush. Exley only takes chewable Flintstones vitamins.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:21 pmJackie, do you mean Rush or Exley?
November 28th, 2006 at 4:25 pmComment by JaneESchneider
or maybe Jackie was talking about me. Afterall, I swear I type something, it appears for a second or two, then *poof*, its gone.
Must be the Oxycontin I’ve been dispensing.
Shorter Limbaugh:
Let’s spread freedom and democracy one warhead at a time…
November 28th, 2006 at 4:26 pm#46 Hey Jane….Good to hear from you. Hope you had a good Thanksgiving. I know you will (partially) disgaree with me. But at least you make reasonable, well-written arguments (as opposed to the childishness of some Idahoan, who shall remain nameless! :))
I understand what you are saying. Conditions are indeed terrible in Iraq now. But the fact of the matter is the vast majority of the horrors you accurately describe is the result of Iraqi-on-Iraqi violence.
“To say that “we have done all we can for the Iraqis†makes it sound as though the US has actually improved their lives in some way.”
If the Iraqis — starting with the Baathist insurgents and now spread to Shia, as well as Sunni, militais — had not decided to sabotage the U.S.-led rebuilding and economic rebuilding efforts following the deposing of Saddam, Iraqis lives (economic, security, politically) would be vastly imporoved. Any lack of progress in rebuilding Iraq following decades of neglect and pillage by Saddam Hussein lies squarely with the insurgents and Al Qaeda, not the United States.
“C’mon, they’re finding dozens of bodies every day in Baghdad. At least tens of thousands of civilians have been killed in horrible ways. How can anyone look at a funeral service for 200 people (!!) and not feel outrage, horror, basic human sympathy?”
Again, Jane, who are the people who are killing those dozens of people you reference? Who is setting off car bombs is open air markets, employment lines, and mosques? Not the United States…No, those atrocities are being carried out by Shia Iraqis against Sunni Iraqi and vice versa.
It did not have to be that way. The Iraqi people were liberated from a brutal and monstrous dictator and the U.S. pumped billions of dollars into that country to help make it a economically and politically strong and secure democracy. But instead of seizing that opportunity, the Iraqis chose to indulge in senseless religious and ethnic slaughter among eachother. They have – to date – failed their nation and their children. The U.S. and Coalition gave them every opportunity and assistance to help them create a better society for themselves. They have squandered those opportunities and assistance. Time for the U.S. troops to leave Iraq. Not one American life should eb lost because some Sunni Iraqi thinks his way of worshipping is superior to some Shia Iraqi’s.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:27 pm#46 P.S. Jane…You are correct…The Jets did indeed look good (I was in NY for the holiday so I finally got to see them)….But remember…It was against the lowly Houston Texans…..Say hi to Wayne for me.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:29 pmas opposed to the childishness of some Idahoan, who shall remain nameless! :))
Hey hey hey now!!! I’m from Michigan, dontcha know!
November 28th, 2006 at 4:29 pmYeah I think Zooey should stop holding back so much and let out her true feelings.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:30 pmas opposed to the childishness of some Idahoan, who shall remain nameless! :))
Hey, I resemble that remark. You bet. :P
November 28th, 2006 at 4:33 pm#54 DRxJ…I know you’re from Michigan. I remember your hurt at the Tigers loss in the World Series….I wasn’t referring to you, however.
By the way, I watched your Lions on Thanksgiving….God, they’re awful. My sympathies.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:34 pm#54 DRxJ…I know you’re from Michigan. I remember your hurt at the Tigers loss in the World Series….I wasn’t referring to you, however.
By the way, I watched your Lions on Thanksgiving….God, they’re awful. My sympathies.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:34 pmOh god, I’m seeing double…
November 28th, 2006 at 4:35 pmExley,
November 28th, 2006 at 4:37 pmit was a joke.
secondly, yes, the Lions are gawd awful. No debating that issue, what so ever!
Sorry about the double-posting…Don’t know how that happened. That was me, Zooey…No need to cut back on the pain-medication. Enjoy it while you can!
I know you were joking, DRxJ. By the way, fire Millen!
November 28th, 2006 at 4:41 pmExley, while I realize that it is not the US or our soldiers who are commiting these atrocities (with few exceptions), do you believe that the current chaos/civil war would have ensued had the Bush administration planned for the aftermath of toppling Saddam? Hell, they didn’t even plan how to keep security in Baghdad enough to prevent looting!
November 28th, 2006 at 4:43 pmExley,
November 28th, 2006 at 4:48 pmI think what you fail to realize in your reasoning of the invasion and occupation of Iraq is that it is an invasion and occupation. You say that the Iraqi groups (Baathist, Sunni, Shia, etc.) should have helped the US in improving hte country after we bombed it into the stone age during the shock and awe period. Did you ever see the movie Red Dawn? Did you get that feel good feeling when you saw those kids shooting those commies that invaded our country? If you did, well, that would be about how they perceive Iraqis that kill the American invaders. These people were invaded. To expect them to fall to their knees thanking us and working hand in hand with us is about as shortsighted as you can get.
#64 Jane,
Honestly, seeing what has happened in Iraq over the last three years since Saddam was deposed, I don’t know if any amount of U.S. troops (250,000; 500,000) would have or could have prevented the sectarian violence and civil war that has broken out over there…But the fact is, Jane, that no one is forcing the Sunnis and Shias to go to war with one another. This is a tragic choice that they are making. Are the only two possibilities for Iraq a bloody civil war or a the totalitarian leadership of a murderous and genocidal strongman, like Saddam??? Before the war, that seemed unfathomable to me. But now, seeing what has transpired, it seems to be a valid question.
November 28th, 2006 at 4:52 pm#64 Dlet,
Not to simplify things, but there are “good” invasions and occupations and there are “bad” invasions and occupations. Some invasions and occupations are aimed at destroying feedoms, annexing territory, an creating dictatorships (i.e. Nazi occupation of France, Poland, and the rest of Europe; the fictional “Red Dawn” occupation of the U.S. (terrible movie, by the way, even though I like Milius).
Other invasions and occupations are beneficial in nature (the invasion of Normandy and liberation of France in World War II; the occupation of Japan after WWII). Those invasions and occupations were designed to liberate, rebuild, and democratize. And they were successful.
The goals of the invasion and occupation of Iraq were of the latter type. To fight against the former type of occupation (such as the Free French) is noble. To fight against the latter type of occupation is simply to restore the status quo of dictatorship.
You don’t equate the car-bombers of the Iraqi insurgency blowing up mosques and markets and killing civilians with the Free French, do you?
November 28th, 2006 at 5:02 pmHere’s a much much better idea. Rush should be conscripted into the Marine Corps. Point dummy would be a good job for this washed up bassgag.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:11 pmRen,
You shouldn’t speak about Jane like that. It is discourteous.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:13 pmHey, yelxE, what’s up wit da double chin emoticon :))
November 28th, 2006 at 5:14 pmspeaking of BattleStar Galactica,
November 28th, 2006 at 5:17 pmanyone here seen hide or tail of JMH?
Exley, Those invasions and occupations were designed to liberate, rebuild, and democratize. And they were successful.
The goals of the invasion and occupation of Iraq were of the latter type.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:17 pmNo.
The prior invasions were to kick the Axis butt and retake conquered territory. The goals of the Iraq debacle were neocon hubris gratification and oil, permananent presence in the ME.
Get it right, will you?
Oh, yeah and the Jets really are pathetic this year.
Hey, Ren, sorry, but it’s the only thing that Exley and I actually have in common and agree on, I was just trying to be nice. In my opinion, as long as the whole thread doesn’t get hijacked, a little off-topic back-and-forth can be healthy! Battlestar Galactica, eh? Wayne and I love sci-fi.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:18 pmwell dammit all
November 28th, 2006 at 5:21 pmI must be running along
tis been fun, as usual!
Enjoy the evening!
PEACE (OUT)
ren,
Don’t be rude to Jane.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:22 pmThanks, Ren, I suppose it does seem odd, but, when I’m posting at work and get interrupted (by actually having to work, dammit!), I don’t always carry the same emotion from the beginning of my comment through to the end. Does that make sense?
November 28th, 2006 at 5:26 pmNo problem, Ren!
November 28th, 2006 at 5:30 pmWatch it, ren. Jane is better than all of us.
November 28th, 2006 at 5:31 pmOk, ren. :)
November 28th, 2006 at 5:36 pmOh, pshaw, Zooey, that’s not true, not by a long shot! You’re being too nice!
Ren, after having to nurse both my parents until they died, I got quite used to thinking about “horrible” things while speaking and acting normally, even humorously. I know it seems cold, but it helps save what’s left of my sanity (I know, there’s not much left!)
November 28th, 2006 at 5:46 pmOh, pshaw, Zooey, that’s not true, not by a long shot! You’re being too nice!
Comment by JaneESchneider
Oh it’s true alright, just ask Wayne. :)
November 28th, 2006 at 5:50 pmOh it’s true alright, just ask Wayne. :)
Comment by Zooey — November 28, 2006 @ 5:50 pm
Ah, yes, you’ve visited his blog, haven’t you? :-)
November 28th, 2006 at 6:08 pmNot to simplify things, but there are “good†invasions and occupations and there are “bad†invasions and occupations.— Exley
I would say and invasion based on lies is a bad invasion and ended up being a bad occupation.
Also occupations where the people were tortured and white phospherous was dropped on civillians, melting the skin off children makes it a bad occupation. People do not take kindly to their children’s skin being melted off. That kind of crap only fuels insurgency.
Iraq is one of those “bad” invasions and occupations, definately
November 28th, 2006 at 6:09 pmSo let’s look at the score:
• Taking MONTH-LONG vacation in August 2001 =
Stay the Course of Vacation kills 3,000 Americans & guests.
• Using threats and disaster to force the Patriot Act on America =
Cut and Run from democracy creates massive new, ineffectual gov’t agencies, and the start of a police state.
• Sending 1,500 troops against Bin Laden at Tora Bora in Nov 2001 =
Stay the Course of Gross Underdeployment allows Bin Laden to escape.
• Opening secret torture prisons in places like Poland and Uzbekistan =
Cut and Run from civil rights shows the whole world our arse. He’s in the Shitehouse!
• While warcriminal Rumsfeld Gets Off on stiff-arming America with sarcastic obfuscations and lies =
Stay the Course of underdeployment allows looting and destruction of Iraqi culture, and sets off insurgency.
• While Shitehouse promulgates the New Fascism =
Cut and Run from public safety produces 100,000 TASER use incidents — shocking mothers for nursing in public places is next.
• Taking MONTH-LONG vacation in August 2003 =
Stay the Course of Vacation leaves Katrina victims to die of dehydration.
• Purchasing 100,000 acres in rightwing Paraguay Paradize =
Cut and Run with the cash enters final phases.
• Talking out of both sides of his flipflopper mouth =
Stay the Course of denial and criminality causes massive die-off of Rapepublican machine — in spite of awesome vote-fraud.
Yep, he’s a ‘hero’ to his dear old dad. Together they are the smelly cheese of AmeriKa’s Kristofascist AristoKracy.
North and SOUTH Amerika, that is. Texas gold, treason, racist schemes , rapist dreams.
November 28th, 2006 at 6:09 pmAnyone else………? Help me out here.
I wish he’d go on vacation.
November 28th, 2006 at 6:44 pmI wish he’d go on vacation.
—- Zooey
I think his joyride accross the world right now is a vacation. He sure isn’t accomplishing anything, except opening his mouth and making himself look a bigger fool than we ever thought was possible.
At least he found one thing he is good at. Exceeding the bounds of Idiocy on a daily basis. =)
November 28th, 2006 at 6:57 pmAt least he found one thing he is good at. Exceeding the bounds of Idiocy on a daily basis. =)
Comment by Wayne
Well, it’s something…
November 28th, 2006 at 6:59 pmIsn’t a vacation technically when you aren’t working?
November 28th, 2006 at 7:00 pmWell that would be about 24X7X12months of the year for W.
And that’s hard work, doin that little.
I wish I had so much vacation time. I’m excited that I actually still have a few vacation days left this year to play with!
I have to head home shortly, see you all tomorrow.
November 28th, 2006 at 7:05 pmNot to simplify things, but there are “good†invasions and occupations and there are “bad†invasions and occupations.
Comment by Exley
Pretty undimensional. Good or bad for who?
November 28th, 2006 at 7:58 pmThe Iraqi people were liberated from a brutal and monstrous dictator and the U.S. pumped billions of dollars into that country to help make it a economically and politically strong and secure democracy.
Comment by Exley
I hate to say this but he wasnt that monstrous or people would have revolted like they are doing now. So, its pretty much US fault all those deads. One question, why the first thing US troops did was seizing the Oil MInistry while the whole city was left to the plunderers? Doesnt ring a bell? Oh, you pumped billions? Something is pumping, buddy, you are right about that.
November 28th, 2006 at 8:01 pmSound’s good to a lot of people. In fact it is the favoured option…
November 28th, 2006 at 9:06 pmStrategic Redeployment 2.0
I dunno. Because his drug-influenced recommendation matches the prevailing sentiment here ?
November 28th, 2006 at 9:19 pm#74 Jane….Well, the Jets are not the ONLY thing we agree on…Don’t forget our Mets! I agree with you, Jane…I think it is healthy to point out sometimes that even those who disagree politically can have some other things in common. I suppose it reminds us all that we are all “regular people” at the end of the day.
As for Galactica, when I was a kid, I loved the original Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch show….Was excited at first by the Sci-Fi Channel remake. But then my interest waned when I realized the producers didn’t really have any idea of where to go with the plot.
November 28th, 2006 at 9:27 pmLike what ?
You mean like the revolts in the Kurdish north that resulted in the type of retaliatory action from the Baath party that required the previous US invasion (no not the 1991 one) to prevent genocide in the Kurdish provinces and others in the Shi’a south that resulted in the mass executions that Saddam has been on trial for ? Something like that ?
Yeah why not give us some historical perspective on this figure when you can’t even recall his trial for executing civilians in response to such a rebellion made worldwide news only 3 weeks ago.
Why are you asking him ? This was Pentagon policy which was challenged by the CPA at the time and reaffirmed by the Pentagon as being unbending as it was based on a core principle of the occupation. Was *their* explanation for why *their* policy which resulted in *their* actions not reliable enough that you had to turn to this guy for an explanation ?
November 28th, 2006 at 9:35 pmDidn’t beleive those corroborating this account in an hour long PBS documentary less than a month ago so you’ve turned to this guy for a 2nd opinion ?
Tank, everything is better now that Hussein is gone, right?
November 28th, 2006 at 9:37 pmSomeone should tell Dimwit what a “natural force” is. Is sure doesn’t have anything to do with invading a country because your dumb and parnoid with too much power.
November 28th, 2006 at 10:50 pm“and why the heck does my post keep appearing and disappearing?”
Because people keep making candy corn. God Damnit!!!
November 28th, 2006 at 11:03 pm#89…Wayne, This “white phoshorous used on civilains” myth has already been put to bed on this site. You need to get some new talking points.
November 28th, 2006 at 11:28 pmBtruth, you and Exley are so tender to each other, when are you guys getting married..?
November 29th, 2006 at 2:42 amBecause his drug-influenced recommendation matches the prevailing sentiment here ?
Comment by Tank
Yeah, tank, whatever makes you happy.
Didn’t beleive those corroborating this account in an hour long PBS documentary less than a month ago so you’ve turned to this guy for a 2nd opinion ?
Comment by Tank
I have no idea what you are talking about. Most of us, non-US citizens get our info from non-US media, which means we are better informed (who would have thought?), so at first, the excuse for the invasion were the never-ever-found WMD´s, then it was the 9/11 ambiguous conection, then the goodness to the world that Saddam was being removed (which was supported by US earlier), then whatever makes you happy excuse. You can believe anything you want, its your right.
November 29th, 2006 at 3:03 amWTF is this moron smoking?!
November 29th, 2006 at 8:56 amWhat a pig! So he advocates for years with the USA declaring wars here and there in the ME, and now is a problem expontaneously born. “Trying to stop them”??? The USA has been lighting fires for years there.
November 29th, 2006 at 9:00 amDoes this story not quote Rush summarising the policy proposed by Thinkprogress ?
That was odd. Suggesting you were well informed as a way to avoid acknowledging you weren’t aware of anything I just told you.
Again, it doesn’t make me happy to have to point out to you that you are wrong. It just makes you unhappy. It’s a matter of perspective you’re failing to appreciate.
December 1st, 2006 at 7:13 amJust like replying without addressing the points made doesn’t make anyone but you look like you are afraid to face reality.