<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: Hagel On Escalation: &#8216;The Most Dangerous Foreign Policy Blunder in this Country Since Vietnam&#8217;</title>
	<atom:link href="http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/</link>
	<description></description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:51:44 -0500</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
		<item>
		<title>By: gomez</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1520263</link>
		<dc:creator>gomez</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2007 02:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1520263</guid>
		<description>BUSH is a quack and needs to go away, far, far, away.
I never thought I&#039;d miss Nixon.
I hate BUSH.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BUSH is a quack and needs to go away, far, far, away.<br />
I never thought I&#8217;d miss Nixon.<br />
I hate BUSH.<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=1520263', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: boborojo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1472412</link>
		<dc:creator>boborojo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:41:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1472412</guid>
		<description>After searching for more extended transcripts of the Senate Foreign Relations committee 1/11/2007, and not finding a full set, I&#039;ve started transcribing some. Look at

http://boborojoview.blogspot.com/

I&#039;m new to blogging and am trying to publish, but have not seen them come up in the search engine yet so I&#039;m really not sure if they are published or not. Check it out!  So far: Rice answers the questions of Sen. Biden, Voinovich, and Nelson, still working on more.

boborojo.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After searching for more extended transcripts of the Senate Foreign Relations committee 1/11/2007, and not finding a full set, I&#8217;ve started transcribing some. Look at</p>
<p><a href="http://boborojoview.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://boborojoview.blogspot.com/</a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m new to blogging and am trying to publish, but have not seen them come up in the search engine yet so I&#8217;m really not sure if they are published or not. Check it out!  So far: Rice answers the questions of Sen. Biden, Voinovich, and Nelson, still working on more.</p>
<p>boborojo.<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=1472412', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: eNews Reference</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1445968</link>
		<dc:creator>eNews Reference</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:16:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1445968</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s about time the senate stand up for the truth. I wish they had this mindset before they authorized the war.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s about time the senate stand up for the truth. I wish they had this mindset before they authorized the war.<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=1445968', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: bs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1437149</link>
		<dc:creator>bs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1437149</guid>
		<description>not only do big banks own fed. reserve. but the post earlier will mention the players that own the handful of banks that than own the federal reserve.  even though it&#039;s not &#039;really&#039; know who does but FOLLOW THE MONEY AND IT WILL LEAD THERE.  the rothchilds must be brought down.

THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS NO MORE FEDERAL THAN THE FEDERAL EXPRESS.
INCOME TAX ON AMERICAS LABOR IS ILLEGAL FOLKS.  THERE IS NO LAW IN TAX LAW OR CONSTITUTION THAT SAYS IT IS OK.  IT WAS FOR TAXING THE GOODS THE CORPORATIONS SELL.  FOLKS WHO DO YOU THINK RUNS THE CREDIT CARD BUSINESS?  THOSE PRICKS DO NOT PAY INTEREST BECAUSE THEY OWN THE BANK AND MONEY.  THE INTEREST YOU PAY, INCOME TAX IS GOING STRAIGHT INTO THEIR POCKETS.  FOLKS THEY F. YOU WHILE YOU WERE LOOKING AT THEM AND STILL BENT OVER TO TAKE THE ABUSE.

WAKE UP AND START PUSHING FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE 1913 FED. RESERVE ACT.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>not only do big banks own fed. reserve. but the post earlier will mention the players that own the handful of banks that than own the federal reserve.  even though it&#8217;s not &#8216;really&#8217; know who does but FOLLOW THE MONEY AND IT WILL LEAD THERE.  the rothchilds must be brought down.</p>
<p>THE FEDERAL RESERVE IS NO MORE FEDERAL THAN THE FEDERAL EXPRESS.<br />
INCOME TAX ON AMERICAS LABOR IS ILLEGAL FOLKS.  THERE IS NO LAW IN TAX LAW OR CONSTITUTION THAT SAYS IT IS OK.  IT WAS FOR TAXING THE GOODS THE CORPORATIONS SELL.  FOLKS WHO DO YOU THINK RUNS THE CREDIT CARD BUSINESS?  THOSE PRICKS DO NOT PAY INTEREST BECAUSE THEY OWN THE BANK AND MONEY.  THE INTEREST YOU PAY, INCOME TAX IS GOING STRAIGHT INTO THEIR POCKETS.  FOLKS THEY F. YOU WHILE YOU WERE LOOKING AT THEM AND STILL BENT OVER TO TAKE THE ABUSE.</p>
<p>WAKE UP AND START PUSHING FOR THE ABOLISHMENT OF THE 1913 FED. RESERVE ACT.<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=1437149', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: bs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1437126</link>
		<dc:creator>bs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 17:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1437126</guid>
		<description>140

thank you. i&#039;ve been screaming about the rothchilds,1913  federal reserve act, morgans , duponts, rockefellers since posting her. they all have there hands in the f. bank.  it is owned by the rothchilds who own america and it&#039;s money. along with the media.

folks are caught up on bush and it is bigger than he and the above players are the ones that need to be brought down.  once the head of the octopus gets chopped off the rest of the players will graduall die.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>140</p>
<p>thank you. i&#8217;ve been screaming about the rothchilds,1913  federal reserve act, morgans , duponts, rockefellers since posting her. they all have there hands in the f. bank.  it is owned by the rothchilds who own america and it&#8217;s money. along with the media.</p>
<p>folks are caught up on bush and it is bigger than he and the above players are the ones that need to be brought down.  once the head of the octopus gets chopped off the rest of the players will graduall die.<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=1437126', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: David Lee (Kuala Lumpur)</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1436804</link>
		<dc:creator>David Lee (Kuala Lumpur)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 15:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1436804</guid>
		<description>You know - the record of many third world countries post-independence hasn&#039;t been great. Socially and economically, there&#039;s been too many hoops to jump thru, and a deck of cards stacked mightily against them.

However, in all cases where they fought for independence they have ALWAYS won. The history of the 20th century shows that you can&#039;t fight a  people that doesn&#039;t want to be occupied. Having fought the sunnis, you want to carry the war to the shites. 

You&#039;ve lost - but so have the British, French, Germans, Japanese in the past, so you&#039;re in good company.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You know &#8211; the record of many third world countries post-independence hasn&#8217;t been great. Socially and economically, there&#8217;s been too many hoops to jump thru, and a deck of cards stacked mightily against them.</p>
<p>However, in all cases where they fought for independence they have ALWAYS won. The history of the 20th century shows that you can&#8217;t fight a  people that doesn&#8217;t want to be occupied. Having fought the sunnis, you want to carry the war to the shites. </p>
<p>You&#8217;ve lost &#8211; but so have the British, French, Germans, Japanese in the past, so you&#8217;re in good company.<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=1436804', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jimbo</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1435893</link>
		<dc:creator>Jimbo</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1435893</guid>
		<description>Abolish the Federal Reserve Bank! The root of all evil.
Why do you think we have the Iraq war?
Oil... maybe...
Wars cost money lots of money.
Who prints $? Federal Reserve does.
Who charges interest on the printed $? Federal Reserve does.
Who pays this interest? We do, with our federal income tax.
Who owns the Federal Reserve Bank?  Big PRIVATE banks who doesn&#039;t give a crap about the American people!

Hello! Wakeup people!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Abolish the Federal Reserve Bank! The root of all evil.<br />
Why do you think we have the Iraq war?<br />
Oil&#8230; maybe&#8230;<br />
Wars cost money lots of money.<br />
Who prints $? Federal Reserve does.<br />
Who charges interest on the printed $? Federal Reserve does.<br />
Who pays this interest? We do, with our federal income tax.<br />
Who owns the Federal Reserve Bank?  Big PRIVATE banks who doesn&#8217;t give a crap about the American people!</p>
<p>Hello! Wakeup people!<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=1435893', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jacob</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1435207</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:08:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1435207</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s time for a national march on Washington to demand impeachment.

More info at http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s time for a national march on Washington to demand impeachment.</p>
<p>More info at <a href="http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/." rel="nofollow">http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/.</a><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=1435207', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jacob</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1435203</link>
		<dc:creator>Jacob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1435203</guid>
		<description>It&#039;s time for a national march on Washington specifically to demand impeachment. 

Go here for more info: http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s time for a national march on Washington specifically to demand impeachment. </p>
<p>Go here for more info: <a href="http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://marchtoimpeach.blogspot.com/</a><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=1435203', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: jimjim</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1435105</link>
		<dc:creator>jimjim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 05:27:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1435105</guid>
		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;With that said, the Apple phone thingy was the most interesting product at CES, not counting my companies products of course. : )&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Erm, the iPhone wasn&#039;t shown at CES. It was shown at the Macworld Expo. You have no credibility and you should be embarrassed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p><i>With that said, the Apple phone thingy was the most interesting product at CES, not counting my companies products of course. : )</i></p></blockquote>
<p>Erm, the iPhone wasn&#8217;t shown at CES. It was shown at the Macworld Expo. You have no credibility and you should be embarrassed.<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=1435105', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: SKdeA</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434979</link>
		<dc:creator>SKdeA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:44:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434979</guid>
		<description>BTW Juan - quien parte de Mexico?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW Juan &#8211; quien parte de Mexico?<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=1434979', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: SKdeA</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434974</link>
		<dc:creator>SKdeA</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434974</guid>
		<description>#
Amsterdam is the best city on Earth â€“ nowhere else can you experience fresh green herring (in the spring â€“the flesh was still twitching).
Comment by WaltTheMan
I dont know much. But I would spend my days in a little beach called Nexpa in MichoacÃ¡n.
Comment by Juan C â€” January 11, 2007 @ 5:36 pm

I&#039;ll take NOLA, beautiful French Quarter New Orleans...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#<br />
Amsterdam is the best city on Earth â€“ nowhere else can you experience fresh green herring (in the spring â€“the flesh was still twitching).<br />
Comment by WaltTheMan<br />
I dont know much. But I would spend my days in a little beach called Nexpa in MichoacÃ¡n.<br />
Comment by Juan C â€” January 11, 2007 @ 5:36 pm</p>
<p>I&#8217;ll take NOLA, beautiful French Quarter New Orleans&#8230;<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=1434974', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: ForTruth</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434864</link>
		<dc:creator>ForTruth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434864</guid>
		<description>&lt;em&gt;Iraq is not Vietnam, George Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam!!

Comment by Doctor Lock&lt;/em&gt;

Another excellent one.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Iraq is not Vietnam, George Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam!!</p>
<p>Comment by Doctor Lock</em></p>
<p>Another excellent one.<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=1434864', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Doctor Lock</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434712</link>
		<dc:creator>Doctor Lock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434712</guid>
		<description>Iraq is not Vietnam, George Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Iraq is not Vietnam, George Bush knew how to get out of Vietnam!!<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=1434712', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Lora</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434654</link>
		<dc:creator>Lora</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 03:04:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434654</guid>
		<description>Unlike Republicans, I do have an opinion on abortion. Barbara should have aborted about December 25, 1945. What a true Christmas gift for about three million people who would otherwise be alive or unmaimed today.
Comment by WaltTheMan â€” J

Last month I was sent by a visual by a friend who calls himself &quot;somewhat conservative&quot; but who isn&#039;t fond of the current president.  It was a photo of George Bush Sr. with his arm on Jr.&#039;s shoulder, with the caption, &quot;Son, you&#039;re making the same mistake with Iraq that I did with your mother: not pulling out sooner.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Unlike Republicans, I do have an opinion on abortion. Barbara should have aborted about December 25, 1945. What a true Christmas gift for about three million people who would otherwise be alive or unmaimed today.<br />
Comment by WaltTheMan â€” J</p>
<p>Last month I was sent by a visual by a friend who calls himself &#8220;somewhat conservative&#8221; but who isn&#8217;t fond of the current president.  It was a photo of George Bush Sr. with his arm on Jr.&#8217;s shoulder, with the caption, &#8220;Son, you&#8217;re making the same mistake with Iraq that I did with your mother: not pulling out sooner.&#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=1434654', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tony</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434409</link>
		<dc:creator>Tony</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 01:31:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434409</guid>
		<description>At least one general isn&#039;t afraid to speak his mind:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/battlefield/stories/MYSA011107.01A.looney.Iraq.3555464.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At least one general isn&#8217;t afraid to speak his mind:<br />
<a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/battlefield/stories/MYSA011107.01A.looney.Iraq.3555464.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/battlefield/stories/MYSA011107.01A.looney.Iraq.3555464.html</a><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=1434409', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Bluedog49</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434083</link>
		<dc:creator>Bluedog49</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:58:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434083</guid>
		<description>I think the Seahawks got jobbed in the Superbowl last year. I&#039;d like to see them beat the Bears and go all the way, but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s going to happen. But, this year, I do think the Bears are over-rated. That QB is bad news.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think the Seahawks got jobbed in the Superbowl last year. I&#8217;d like to see them beat the Bears and go all the way, but I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s going to happen. But, this year, I do think the Bears are over-rated. That QB is bad news.<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=1434083', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Dave von Ebers</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434003</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave von Ebers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434003</guid>
		<description>Okay, I wander off for a month or two and you&#039;ve all gone soft on me - especially you New Yorkers.  Football season isn&#039;t over until George Halas says its over.

Or until they put another Bears&#039; defensive lineman under house arrest.

The thing is, of course Hagel is right, and of course it&#039;s nice to know there are some folks who think independently, but isn&#039;t it all a bit too late?  Let&#039;s face it, the &quot;surge&quot; is nothing more than a tacit admission that we&#039;ve lost in Iraq.  It&#039;s Bush saying that we are losing the war now (hence the need for more troops), but we&#039;re unwilling or unable to put in enough troops to win (hence the relatively small number of troops being added).

Not that putting 22,000 more Americans in harm&#039;s way is a good thing - in fact, it&#039;s an awful idea - but we all know that number will do nothing (other than, of course, add to the casualty figures).  So, Bush is just giving up on the war he started?

I don&#039;t want the guy impeached; I want him and Cheney to take a little responsibility for their mistakes and resign, like any employee with a conscience would.

Then, if the Justice Department wants to seek indictments against them ... so be it.  

But the least Bush and Cheney could do is acknowledge that they&#039;ve screwed up horribly, that they have no ide how to fix the mess they&#039;ve created, and there&#039;s nothing else they can do but to resign.

Nothing short of that would be acceptable to me (not like you asked or anything ... I&#039;m just sayin&#039;).

Oh, and GO BEARS!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Okay, I wander off for a month or two and you&#8217;ve all gone soft on me &#8211; especially you New Yorkers.  Football season isn&#8217;t over until George Halas says its over.</p>
<p>Or until they put another Bears&#8217; defensive lineman under house arrest.</p>
<p>The thing is, of course Hagel is right, and of course it&#8217;s nice to know there are some folks who think independently, but isn&#8217;t it all a bit too late?  Let&#8217;s face it, the &#8220;surge&#8221; is nothing more than a tacit admission that we&#8217;ve lost in Iraq.  It&#8217;s Bush saying that we are losing the war now (hence the need for more troops), but we&#8217;re unwilling or unable to put in enough troops to win (hence the relatively small number of troops being added).</p>
<p>Not that putting 22,000 more Americans in harm&#8217;s way is a good thing &#8211; in fact, it&#8217;s an awful idea &#8211; but we all know that number will do nothing (other than, of course, add to the casualty figures).  So, Bush is just giving up on the war he started?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t want the guy impeached; I want him and Cheney to take a little responsibility for their mistakes and resign, like any employee with a conscience would.</p>
<p>Then, if the Justice Department wants to seek indictments against them &#8230; so be it.  </p>
<p>But the least Bush and Cheney could do is acknowledge that they&#8217;ve screwed up horribly, that they have no ide how to fix the mess they&#8217;ve created, and there&#8217;s nothing else they can do but to resign.</p>
<p>Nothing short of that would be acceptable to me (not like you asked or anything &#8230; I&#8217;m just sayin&#8217;).</p>
<p>Oh, and GO BEARS!!!<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=1434003', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: loretta</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1434002</link>
		<dc:creator>loretta</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1434002</guid>
		<description>Chuck Hagel is the greatest!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Chuck Hagel is the greatest!<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=1434002', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: I_am_mighty_aphrodite_and_a_zionist_fool</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/comment-page-3/#comment-1433968</link>
		<dc:creator>I_am_mighty_aphrodite_and_a_zionist_fool</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 23:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/11/hagel-escalation-vietnam/#comment-1433968</guid>
		<description>Neo-Con, another way of saying Israel&#039;s interests outweigh my allegiance to America and our interests.  Right Judd?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Neo-Con, another way of saying Israel&#8217;s interests outweigh my allegiance to America and our interests.  Right Judd?<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=1433968', 400, 400)"></a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
