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	<title>Comments on: GAO Chief: Pentagon Stonewalling Release Of Iraqi Troop Preparedness Data</title>
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		<title>By: doug</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1481977</link>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Woodrow Wilson&#039;s comment that &quot;America&#039;s business is business&quot; has brought America to being a heavy fisted pirate roaming the seas.  Your neuclear submarines are nothing but trugeons used to threaten people of independant mind.  You have two of those floating cities in the Gulf region today.  Their deadly power along with Israel&#039;s are just the same old gun boat &quot;diplocacy.&quot; Ahgh I choke on the treachery of it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Woodrow Wilson&#8217;s comment that &#8220;America&#8217;s business is business&#8221; has brought America to being a heavy fisted pirate roaming the seas.  Your neuclear submarines are nothing but trugeons used to threaten people of independant mind.  You have two of those floating cities in the Gulf region today.  Their deadly power along with Israel&#8217;s are just the same old gun boat &#8220;diplocacy.&#8221; Ahgh I choke on the treachery of it.<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=1481977', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: doug</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1481908</link>
		<dc:creator>doug</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush needs to keep the American troops in Iraq and the Iraqies supressed until the Bushco contractors have a contract signed that they have full control over production in the oil fields and sale of the oil.  After that is done payment to Iraq will be made based on what Bushco feels is reasonable.  Then Bushco can leave and it will not matter to them what happens in Iraq because when the day comes that they can go back in and work the oil fields the money will be theirs.  It is these historic contracts that rules the world today.  The lines drawn in the sand that today gives us the the place called Iraq for example.  Now that place can give all its oil to Bushco.  Get American troops out of Iraq.  They are taking part in a confidence game that will steal the future from the Iraqis.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush needs to keep the American troops in Iraq and the Iraqies supressed until the Bushco contractors have a contract signed that they have full control over production in the oil fields and sale of the oil.  After that is done payment to Iraq will be made based on what Bushco feels is reasonable.  Then Bushco can leave and it will not matter to them what happens in Iraq because when the day comes that they can go back in and work the oil fields the money will be theirs.  It is these historic contracts that rules the world today.  The lines drawn in the sand that today gives us the the place called Iraq for example.  Now that place can give all its oil to Bushco.  Get American troops out of Iraq.  They are taking part in a confidence game that will steal the future from the Iraqis.<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=1481908', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Theresa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1479128</link>
		<dc:creator>Theresa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 02:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Seems Walker is on a roll these days. Check this out: US comptroller says US taxes would have to double to pay for Bush budget in 2040 

Follow the link: http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Government_watchdog_says_control_spending_or_0115.html

Theresa</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Seems Walker is on a roll these days. Check this out: US comptroller says US taxes would have to double to pay for Bush budget in 2040 </p>
<p>Follow the link: <a href="http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Government_watchdog_says_control_spending_or_0115.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.rawstory.com/news/2007/Government_watchdog_says_control_spending_or_0115.html</a></p>
<p>Theresa<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=1479128', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1478270</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 23:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1993140,00.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maliki hits out at lack of US backing&lt;/strong&gt;

Mr Maliki said that if Iraqi security forces were given sufficient training and equipment, they could stabilise the country enough to allow US troops to start withdrawing within six months - a period in which a military build-up would still be under way.

&quot;I think that within three to six months our need for the American troops will dramatically go down,&quot; Mr Maliki said. &quot;That&#039;s on the condition that there are real strong efforts to support our military forces.&quot;

Mr Maliki said the US &quot;refusal&quot; to provide Baghdad&#039;s security forces with adequate weaponry and other equipment was slowing down the withdrawal of US troops.&lt;/a&gt;


&lt;em&gt;&quot;I believe that such statements give moral boosts to the terrorists and push them towards making an extra effort and making them believe that they have defeated the American administration, but I can tell you that they haven&#039;t defeated the Iraqi government.&quot;

He said he did not think his government was on borrowed time. &quot;Secretary Rice is expressing her own point of view if she thinks that the government is on borrowed time, whether it is borrowed time for the Iraqi government or American administration.&quot;&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;em&gt;BRILLIANT MALIKI AND SISTANI HAVE OUTFOXED BUSH AND CHENEY WELL DONE MATES&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1993140,00.html" rel="nofollow"><strong>Maliki hits out at lack of US backing</strong></p>
<p>Mr Maliki said that if Iraqi security forces were given sufficient training and equipment, they could stabilise the country enough to allow US troops to start withdrawing within six months &#8211; a period in which a military build-up would still be under way.</p>
<p>&#8220;I think that within three to six months our need for the American troops will dramatically go down,&#8221; Mr Maliki said. &#8220;That&#8217;s on the condition that there are real strong efforts to support our military forces.&#8221;</p>
<p>Mr Maliki said the US &#8220;refusal&#8221; to provide Baghdad&#8217;s security forces with adequate weaponry and other equipment was slowing down the withdrawal of US troops.</a></p>
<p><em>&#8220;I believe that such statements give moral boosts to the terrorists and push them towards making an extra effort and making them believe that they have defeated the American administration, but I can tell you that they haven&#8217;t defeated the Iraqi government.&#8221;</p>
<p>He said he did not think his government was on borrowed time. &#8220;Secretary Rice is expressing her own point of view if she thinks that the government is on borrowed time, whether it is borrowed time for the Iraqi government or American administration.&#8221;</em></p>
<p><em>BRILLIANT MALIKI AND SISTANI HAVE OUTFOXED BUSH AND CHENEY WELL DONE MATES</em><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=1478270', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477504</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;This is what I was hearing today the minute the Nuclear Bombs land On Iran whether isreal or America all ASDA and McDonalds in the UK will be torched ....ha ha ha ha ha ah&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong></strong><strong>This is what I was hearing today the minute the Nuclear Bombs land On Iran whether isreal or America all ASDA and McDonalds in the UK will be torched &#8230;.ha ha ha ha ha ah</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=1477504', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477444</link>
		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hellina - is it true that if MA&#039;s skin touches the word account, or any of its kin - accountable, accountant, etc., that it bursts into flames?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hellina &#8211; is it true that if MA&#8217;s skin touches the word account, or any of its kin &#8211; accountable, accountant, etc., that it bursts into flames?<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=1477444', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: hellinabucket</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477279</link>
		<dc:creator>hellinabucket</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 22:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>the sad fact (one of many now coming out) is that there is no real record keeping showing the qty. of equipment and associated dollar amounts.  Billions have been pissed away.  

They can&#039;t account (there&#039;s that word again mighty aphrodite) for the no bid contracts and the buildings that weren&#039;t completed and the infrastructure jobs that were going to happen.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the sad fact (one of many now coming out) is that there is no real record keeping showing the qty. of equipment and associated dollar amounts.  Billions have been pissed away.  </p>
<p>They can&#8217;t account (there&#8217;s that word again mighty aphrodite) for the no bid contracts and the buildings that weren&#8217;t completed and the infrastructure jobs that were going to happen.<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=1477279', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RUCerious</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477245</link>
		<dc:creator>RUCerious</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here&#039;s the blatant assessment:
Zip.
Nada.
Zilch.
Nuttin.
Nope.
Unh uh
Trying to prop up a jello statue of the Iraqi trooper.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s the blatant assessment:<br />
Zip.<br />
Nada.<br />
Zilch.<br />
Nuttin.<br />
Nope.<br />
Unh uh<br />
Trying to prop up a jello statue of the Iraqi trooper.<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=1477245', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Jay Randal</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477214</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Randal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:48:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bush has no data on anything about Iraq! The whole operation has been a giant swindle to steal billions of dollars for Bush family cronies, so no records are kept of transactions.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bush has no data on anything about Iraq! The whole operation has been a giant swindle to steal billions of dollars for Bush family cronies, so no records are kept of transactions.<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=1477214', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Squidbilly</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477122</link>
		<dc:creator>Squidbilly</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The George and Dick Show:

Accountability??? We don&#039;t need no stinking accountability!!!!!

These guys are so lame!!!!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The George and Dick Show:</p>
<p>Accountability??? We don&#8217;t need no stinking accountability!!!!!</p>
<p>These guys are so lame!!!!!<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=1477122', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477120</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:15:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Story here 
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2553148,00.html

BUSH is responsible for the death of his won troops then</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Story here<br />
<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2553148,00.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/newspaper/0,,173-2553148,00.html</a></p>
<p>BUSH is responsible for the death of his won troops then<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=1477120', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477097</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>been telling you all this story all day

Americaâ€™s refusal to give Baghdadâ€™s security forces sufficient guns and equipment has cost a great number of lives, the Iraqi Prime Minister said yesterday.

&lt;strong&gt;Nouri al-Maliki said the insurgency had been bloodier and prolonged because Washington had refused to part with equipment. If it released the necessary arms, US forces could â€œdramaticallyâ€ cut their numbers in three to six months, he told The Times.&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>been telling you all this story all day</p>
<p>Americaâ€™s refusal to give Baghdadâ€™s security forces sufficient guns and equipment has cost a great number of lives, the Iraqi Prime Minister said yesterday.</p>
<p><strong>Nouri al-Maliki said the insurgency had been bloodier and prolonged because Washington had refused to part with equipment. If it released the necessary arms, US forces could â€œdramaticallyâ€ cut their numbers in three to six months, he told The Times.</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=1477097', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: RealityCheck</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477071</link>
		<dc:creator>RealityCheck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Let&#039;s say those records are supoenaed, not produced, and the administration is held in contempt.  All of that is merely foreplay.  

Maybe it is necessary foreplay to build a consensus that impeachment is the only remedy.  If so, let the foreplay begin.  

The question then becomes, &quot;Why isn&#039;t the administration being barraged with many, many supoenas TODAY by each and every Democratically controlled committee?&quot;  

It seems to me that THIS is the issue that needs to be pressed with our elected officials, because only this course will eventually lead to a majority for impeachment.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s say those records are supoenaed, not produced, and the administration is held in contempt.  All of that is merely foreplay.  </p>
<p>Maybe it is necessary foreplay to build a consensus that impeachment is the only remedy.  If so, let the foreplay begin.  </p>
<p>The question then becomes, &#8220;Why isn&#8217;t the administration being barraged with many, many supoenas TODAY by each and every Democratically controlled committee?&#8221;  </p>
<p>It seems to me that THIS is the issue that needs to be pressed with our elected officials, because only this course will eventually lead to a majority for impeachment.<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=1477071', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477069</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>At the moment the Iraqi troops are running round with Hockey sticks saying bang bang to insurgents your dead</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the moment the Iraqi troops are running round with Hockey sticks saying bang bang to insurgents your dead<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=1477069', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: DallasNE</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477065</link>
		<dc:creator>DallasNE</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As the Iraqi forces stand up, we will stand down. That was the Bush refrain for at least 2 years. Nice little Catch-22 there, we don&#039;t provide Iraqi forces with the equipment needed for them to stand up.

And what is one of the consequences of the decision not to properly equip the Iraqi forces. More American deaths!

What has Bush proposed in the way of changing the rules of engagement? Transfer some of the soldiers involved with force protection to embedding with Iraqi forces. And what is one of the consequences of this decision? More American deaths.

Why does Bush hate the soldiers so much?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As the Iraqi forces stand up, we will stand down. That was the Bush refrain for at least 2 years. Nice little Catch-22 there, we don&#8217;t provide Iraqi forces with the equipment needed for them to stand up.</p>
<p>And what is one of the consequences of the decision not to properly equip the Iraqi forces. More American deaths!</p>
<p>What has Bush proposed in the way of changing the rules of engagement? Transfer some of the soldiers involved with force protection to embedding with Iraqi forces. And what is one of the consequences of this decision? More American deaths.</p>
<p>Why does Bush hate the soldiers so much?<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=1477065', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Windup Merchant</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1477056</link>
		<dc:creator>Windup Merchant</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 21:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Rice meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel : Whole of Mideast wants peace&lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;em&gt;So It was nice knowing America ( NOT) now put the borders of Isreal back to 1967 like the international community want and ALL Arabb countries and In future just stay in your little Bubble and leave the world ALONE you hear me&lt;/em&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Rice meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel : Whole of Mideast wants peace</strong></p>
<p><em>So It was nice knowing America ( NOT) now put the borders of Isreal back to 1967 like the international community want and ALL Arabb countries and In future just stay in your little Bubble and leave the world ALONE you hear me</em><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=1477056', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Loonie</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1476923</link>
		<dc:creator>Loonie</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;blockquote&gt;â€œOf the people that youâ€™ve trained, how many are left? To what extent do they have loyalty to the unified government of Iraq? To what extent are they properly equipped? To what extent do they have appropriate support?â€&lt;/blockquote&gt;

You can&#039;t expect the Decidicator to worry about such trifling issues when there&#039;s decidificationalizing to be done!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>â€œOf the people that youâ€™ve trained, how many are left? To what extent do they have loyalty to the unified government of Iraq? To what extent are they properly equipped? To what extent do they have appropriate support?â€</p></blockquote>
<p>You can&#8217;t expect the Decidicator to worry about such trifling issues when there&#8217;s decidificationalizing to be done!<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=1476923', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: veritas</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1476712</link>
		<dc:creator>veritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The american people are sick and tired of being lied to by the con men of this administration.  We have a right to know where EVERY SINGLE PENNY of our taxpayers money is going in Iraq - billions are now reported &quot;missing&quot;, records are so flimsy that no one really knows how deeply lined Cheney&#039;s Halliburton&#039;s pockets are with OUR money - along with the Carlyle Group (Papa Bush&#039;s Saudi friends)....it&#039;s time for the american people to take back the reins of this country and DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY and demand it now or PRESS HARD FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.  This democracy doesn&#039;t have another two years under this imperial president.  It is self-destructing at Bush&#039;s hands right before our very eyes.  Wake up people and find your nearest peaceful demonstration to pressure this war-monger president and to send another clear signal to this new congress that we will not wait for them to pussyfoot around any longer.....April is right around the corner and it may be Boston Tea Party redux??</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The american people are sick and tired of being lied to by the con men of this administration.  We have a right to know where EVERY SINGLE PENNY of our taxpayers money is going in Iraq &#8211; billions are now reported &#8220;missing&#8221;, records are so flimsy that no one really knows how deeply lined Cheney&#8217;s Halliburton&#8217;s pockets are with OUR money &#8211; along with the Carlyle Group (Papa Bush&#8217;s Saudi friends)&#8230;.it&#8217;s time for the american people to take back the reins of this country and DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY and demand it now or PRESS HARD FOR IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.  This democracy doesn&#8217;t have another two years under this imperial president.  It is self-destructing at Bush&#8217;s hands right before our very eyes.  Wake up people and find your nearest peaceful demonstration to pressure this war-monger president and to send another clear signal to this new congress that we will not wait for them to pussyfoot around any longer&#8230;..April is right around the corner and it may be Boston Tea Party redux??<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=1476712', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: veritas</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1476683</link>
		<dc:creator>veritas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 20:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Isn&#039;t the the &quot;old Indian trick&quot;?  The comment that we will &quot;stand down&quot; when the Iraqi troops &quot;stand up&quot; is a farce at best, an outright impossibility known by this administration due to the fact that we ARE NOT helping the Iraqi troops &quot;stand up&quot; by supplying them with armaments which are necessary for their troops to do the job properly.  Why isn&#039;t anyone except Al-Maliki saying that??  Why haven&#039;t some of our illustrious cabinet members brought this fact to light?  Aha!  Therein lies the rub!

If this country of ours desires a protracted fight which maintains a &quot;foothold&quot; in the natural resources of that country, we MUST NOT allow the Iraqis to fend for themselves - ergo - our &quot;surging&quot; troops and not surging weaponry for their troops.  What a con game, indeed!

More smoke and mirros of Bushco and Al-Maliki is calling a spade a spade.  Finally, someone has the moxie to do so.  Maliki said that he&#039;s dissing Bush&#039;s plan and, instead, would like american support in the way of weapons &amp; military machinery.  Now shouldn&#039;t that make perfect sense to anyone with sanity and at least a grade school education these days???

But no....we play the charade game and lie to ourselves repeatedly while presenting an IMPOSSIBLE mantra &quot;We&#039;ll stand down when the Iraqi military stand up&quot;...well, without our supplying them with the necessary tools (something we haven&#039;t even done for our own soldiers for cripe&#039;s sakes)....they can and will never &quot;stand up&quot;.

More jokes, charades and chicanery on the american people by the Bushbots!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Isn&#8217;t the the &#8220;old Indian trick&#8221;?  The comment that we will &#8220;stand down&#8221; when the Iraqi troops &#8220;stand up&#8221; is a farce at best, an outright impossibility known by this administration due to the fact that we ARE NOT helping the Iraqi troops &#8220;stand up&#8221; by supplying them with armaments which are necessary for their troops to do the job properly.  Why isn&#8217;t anyone except Al-Maliki saying that??  Why haven&#8217;t some of our illustrious cabinet members brought this fact to light?  Aha!  Therein lies the rub!</p>
<p>If this country of ours desires a protracted fight which maintains a &#8220;foothold&#8221; in the natural resources of that country, we MUST NOT allow the Iraqis to fend for themselves &#8211; ergo &#8211; our &#8220;surging&#8221; troops and not surging weaponry for their troops.  What a con game, indeed!</p>
<p>More smoke and mirros of Bushco and Al-Maliki is calling a spade a spade.  Finally, someone has the moxie to do so.  Maliki said that he&#8217;s dissing Bush&#8217;s plan and, instead, would like american support in the way of weapons &amp; military machinery.  Now shouldn&#8217;t that make perfect sense to anyone with sanity and at least a grade school education these days???</p>
<p>But no&#8230;.we play the charade game and lie to ourselves repeatedly while presenting an IMPOSSIBLE mantra &#8220;We&#8217;ll stand down when the Iraqi military stand up&#8221;&#8230;well, without our supplying them with the necessary tools (something we haven&#8217;t even done for our own soldiers for cripe&#8217;s sakes)&#8230;.they can and will never &#8220;stand up&#8221;.</p>
<p>More jokes, charades and chicanery on the american people by the Bushbots!<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=1476683', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: klyde</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/01/18/pentgon-data-on-isf/comment-page-1/#comment-1476669</link>
		<dc:creator>klyde</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:59:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m surprised Walker still has a job.  Wonder how long he&#039;ll last?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m surprised Walker still has a job.  Wonder how long he&#8217;ll last?<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=1476669', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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