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		<title>By: Dan</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-2500531</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I dont care about what opinion polls say, i dont have time for all those people who suddenly changed there mind and jumped ship, its just pathetic..

Ok I accept that this is my opinion and that you may not agree with its values but this is how i see, I apologise if i burst anyones bubbles.

First off lets go to the beginning of war, yes the reasons why we went may have been 50% truth but that is a well justified 50%!  Everyone is ranting on how its so bad over there at the moment, we shouldnt have gone, to many allied soldiers are gettin killed, its not worth it bla bla bla

Do you people even realise the magnitude of what has been taken on? when we crossed Iraq&#039;s borders we involved ourselves in a worldwide monopoly of change. The war is over Saddam is dead..... so what? Both America and Britain (Mainly Britain) has been fighting other peoples battles for along time, all over the world, just because it isnt mentioned in the media doesnt mean it doesnt happen, why? Why do our soldiers march off to afganistan, iraq or africa? why do we risk lives and spend money on people we will never even meet? 

**** em lets just pack up and go home shall we, doesnt matter its not as though its affecting us now is it, that country of millions isnt worth the lives of a few of our soldiers...  pfffft you people disgust me, have you no pride or conviction?

All these countries who are withdrawing their support, all the people who oppose it from the bottom of thier hearts because its so wrong! I wonder how many are Jewish... or French... maybe even polish, well i dont think the 365,000 British who died liberating u people was justified either, maybe we should have just left you to the germans???

Pitiful

No one can say Iraq is any worse off now than it was under Saddams control so i would say that is a step in the right direction.  As i said previously we have entered a monopoly of change, as allied nations we have set out to advance a country 100 years + as a cilivisation, democracy, morality and humanity and we are trying to do it in just a few years, can you even comprehend what has to do be done, we all new it was going to be difficult and yes maybe we have taken on to much but we have taken it on and to abandon them now would be the most immoral act in the history of the planet and I would personally be ashamed to call myself british.

I think as modern as the western world is it is actually in a state of de-evolution. Old values such as the morality and way of life which saw us commit our fate to chance 60+ years ago has been overwhelmed by selfishness and deceit. If we as major powers cant extend our hand to a failing planet then we are willingly allowing ourselves to fail with it.

I dont deny that the loss of soldiers in this period is distressing for some people but it is war, this is what being a soldier is all about. it is what they are paid for, they are the right hand or change and they are doing an excellent job so why dont you people try standing behind them instead of against them?

I could go on for hours but i think i have made my thoughts clear enough but if you still have doubts I would like you to think about the below statement.

If you came across a small child clinging for his life on the edge of a cliff and you had the power to save him but there was a chance that you might lose your life in doing so, would you still try?

If we as nations came across millions of small children and their families clinging on the edge of humanity, and it is within our power to save them, do we reach out or walk away?

Only time will show whether morality prevailed.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dont care about what opinion polls say, i dont have time for all those people who suddenly changed there mind and jumped ship, its just pathetic..</p>
<p>Ok I accept that this is my opinion and that you may not agree with its values but this is how i see, I apologise if i burst anyones bubbles.</p>
<p>First off lets go to the beginning of war, yes the reasons why we went may have been 50% truth but that is a well justified 50%!  Everyone is ranting on how its so bad over there at the moment, we shouldnt have gone, to many allied soldiers are gettin killed, its not worth it bla bla bla</p>
<p>Do you people even realise the magnitude of what has been taken on? when we crossed Iraq&#8217;s borders we involved ourselves in a worldwide monopoly of change. The war is over Saddam is dead&#8230;.. so what? Both America and Britain (Mainly Britain) has been fighting other peoples battles for along time, all over the world, just because it isnt mentioned in the media doesnt mean it doesnt happen, why? Why do our soldiers march off to afganistan, iraq or africa? why do we risk lives and spend money on people we will never even meet? </p>
<p>**** em lets just pack up and go home shall we, doesnt matter its not as though its affecting us now is it, that country of millions isnt worth the lives of a few of our soldiers&#8230;  pfffft you people disgust me, have you no pride or conviction?</p>
<p>All these countries who are withdrawing their support, all the people who oppose it from the bottom of thier hearts because its so wrong! I wonder how many are Jewish&#8230; or French&#8230; maybe even polish, well i dont think the 365,000 British who died liberating u people was justified either, maybe we should have just left you to the germans???</p>
<p>Pitiful</p>
<p>No one can say Iraq is any worse off now than it was under Saddams control so i would say that is a step in the right direction.  As i said previously we have entered a monopoly of change, as allied nations we have set out to advance a country 100 years + as a cilivisation, democracy, morality and humanity and we are trying to do it in just a few years, can you even comprehend what has to do be done, we all new it was going to be difficult and yes maybe we have taken on to much but we have taken it on and to abandon them now would be the most immoral act in the history of the planet and I would personally be ashamed to call myself british.</p>
<p>I think as modern as the western world is it is actually in a state of de-evolution. Old values such as the morality and way of life which saw us commit our fate to chance 60+ years ago has been overwhelmed by selfishness and deceit. If we as major powers cant extend our hand to a failing planet then we are willingly allowing ourselves to fail with it.</p>
<p>I dont deny that the loss of soldiers in this period is distressing for some people but it is war, this is what being a soldier is all about. it is what they are paid for, they are the right hand or change and they are doing an excellent job so why dont you people try standing behind them instead of against them?</p>
<p>I could go on for hours but i think i have made my thoughts clear enough but if you still have doubts I would like you to think about the below statement.</p>
<p>If you came across a small child clinging for his life on the edge of a cliff and you had the power to save him but there was a chance that you might lose your life in doing so, would you still try?</p>
<p>If we as nations came across millions of small children and their families clinging on the edge of humanity, and it is within our power to save them, do we reach out or walk away?</p>
<p>Only time will show whether morality prevailed.<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=2500531', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cruiser</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1862229</link>
		<dc:creator>cruiser</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 03:54:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You guys rock.......by that i mean only those who oppose the war....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />
You guys rock&#8230;&#8230;.by that i mean only those who oppose the war&#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=1862229', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tracy</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#43

If those that plan on withdrawing are doing so because they no longer support getting Iraq in order....then they are the ones that belong in the coalition of â€œI Donâ€™t Care What Happens in Iraqâ€.</description>
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<p>If those that plan on withdrawing are doing so because they no longer support getting Iraq in order&#8230;.then they are the ones that belong in the coalition of â€œI Donâ€™t Care What Happens in Iraqâ€.<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=1856150', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tracy</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1856083</link>
		<dc:creator>Tracy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#43 

They must have stopped caring.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#43 </p>
<p>They must have stopped caring.<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=1856083', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wake-n-bake</title>
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		<dc:creator>wake-n-bake</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 18:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rachel,

You&#039;re as dim witted and immature as your posts are long, boring, and totally off topic. 

Please, find somewhere else to post your verbal diahrrea.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rachel,</p>
<p>You&#8217;re as dim witted and immature as your posts are long, boring, and totally off topic. </p>
<p>Please, find somewhere else to post your verbal diahrrea.<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=1855986', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: el kanuckistani</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1854361</link>
		<dc:creator>el kanuckistani</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 16:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#55  &quot;look over certain Naziâ€™s past â€œindiscretionsâ€ so that we could take advantage of their technical, scientific, and Intelligence gathering expertise.&quot;

Intelligence gathering methods being the one that is still in use today. Follow the trail back to Preston (Hitlers banker) Bush, to CIA (established using Nazi agents) daddy Bush, and now to retard george w bush (torturer bush).
As for American troops up from 85% to 91%, well, it looks like your winning. 
How long could the &quot;Coalition of the Coerced&quot; be kept together?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#55  &#8220;look over certain Naziâ€™s past â€œindiscretionsâ€ so that we could take advantage of their technical, scientific, and Intelligence gathering expertise.&#8221;</p>
<p>Intelligence gathering methods being the one that is still in use today. Follow the trail back to Preston (Hitlers banker) Bush, to CIA (established using Nazi agents) daddy Bush, and now to retard george w bush (torturer bush).<br />
As for American troops up from 85% to 91%, well, it looks like your winning.<br />
How long could the &#8220;Coalition of the Coerced&#8221; be kept together?<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=1854361', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: valiant venus</title>
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		<dc:creator>valiant venus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#103 - RE: Hillary v. Barack.  Why would Hillary&#039;s communications director,  Howard Wolfson,  demand an apology from &lt;em&gt;Barack Obama&lt;/em&gt; and return of the $$$ from the glitzy fundraiser for Obama hosted by Geffen?  Seems like Wolfson should call on Geffen.  (You think Geffen may know a few things &lt;em&gt;you &lt;/em&gt; don&#039;t?  I was surprised many left-wing sites left out the following quote from Maureen Dowd&#039;s piece, &#039;Everybody in politics lies. But they do it with such ease, it&#039;s troubling.&#039;)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>#103 &#8211; RE: Hillary v. Barack.  Why would Hillary&#8217;s communications director,  Howard Wolfson,  demand an apology from <em>Barack Obama</em> and return of the $$$ from the glitzy fundraiser for Obama hosted by Geffen?  Seems like Wolfson should call on Geffen.  (You think Geffen may know a few things <em>you </em> don&#8217;t?  I was surprised many left-wing sites left out the following quote from Maureen Dowd&#8217;s piece, &#8216;Everybody in politics lies. But they do it with such ease, it&#8217;s troubling.&#8217;)<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=1853825', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tablogloid</title>
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		<dc:creator>tablogloid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>BTW Rachel, you only wish you had the the violent crime rate  throughout America like Toronto, Ontario, Canada. About 80 murders last year in a city of 3 million.  I guess we are all just crazy doped up fag gangstas up here with our &quot;advanced agenda&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>BTW Rachel, you only wish you had the the violent crime rate  throughout America like Toronto, Ontario, Canada. About 80 murders last year in a city of 3 million.  I guess we are all just crazy doped up fag gangstas up here with our &#8220;advanced agenda&#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=1853546', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tablogloid</title>
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		<dc:creator>tablogloid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yea, Rachel we are really suffering up here in Canada from our &quot;advanced agenda&quot;. I even let Gord and Rick babysit my children last night when I went out to get my medical marijuana and my over- the-counter non-prescription codeine.  Yeah! Lots of pain up here Rachel.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yea, Rachel we are really suffering up here in Canada from our &#8220;advanced agenda&#8221;. I even let Gord and Rick babysit my children last night when I went out to get my medical marijuana and my over- the-counter non-prescription codeine.  Yeah! Lots of pain up here Rachel.<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=1853418', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: big papa</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1853362</link>
		<dc:creator>big papa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Hillary must feel very threatened by Barack.&lt;/em&gt;

Comment by Marie #73

&lt;strong&gt;She is Marie...

...and the corporate Bushite media (especially CNN) is trying their best to fan the flames...

...in spite of Obama&#039;s classy response (and attempt to squash it)...

...Those basta*ds are downright gleeful and are using misleading phrases in their propaganda like...

...&quot;Obama&#039;s camp lashed back&quot;...

...that&#039;s an out and out mischaracterization...

...and NOW they&#039;re trying to throw Bill Richardson and John edwards into the fray as well...

...the MSM is CLEARLY attempting to CREATE a story out of this...

...Dems should be very careful here...&lt;/strong&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Hillary must feel very threatened by Barack.</em></p>
<p>Comment by Marie #73</p>
<p><strong>She is Marie&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;and the corporate Bushite media (especially CNN) is trying their best to fan the flames&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;in spite of Obama&#8217;s classy response (and attempt to squash it)&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;Those basta*ds are downright gleeful and are using misleading phrases in their propaganda like&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;&#8221;Obama&#8217;s camp lashed back&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;that&#8217;s an out and out mischaracterization&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;and NOW they&#8217;re trying to throw Bill Richardson and John edwards into the fray as well&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;the MSM is CLEARLY attempting to CREATE a story out of this&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8230;Dems should be very careful here&#8230;</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=1853362', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: tablogloid</title>
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		<dc:creator>tablogloid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is really the &quot;Coalition of the Skeedaddling&quot;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is really the &#8220;Coalition of the Skeedaddling&#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=1853313', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Ron Paul for pres</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ron Paul for pres</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 13:44:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://z.about.com/d/uspolitics/1/0/_/about_iraq_troops_june05.png&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;In June &#039;05 it was 85% US Troops.&lt;/a&gt;

Now it&#039;s 91%</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://z.about.com/d/uspolitics/1/0/_/about_iraq_troops_june05.png" rel="nofollow">In June &#8216;05 it was 85% US Troops.</a></p>
<p>Now it&#8217;s 91%<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=1851687', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Evil Spaniard</title>
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		<dc:creator>Evil Spaniard</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 12:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yes, south american governments helped nazis to relocate there, some willingly, and others by ignoring them. But don&#039;t forget, most of these governments giving shelter to them willingly were strongly tilted to the right, or most frequently, dictatures, supported by the Munroe Doctrine.

And, even nowadays, try to find anyone who wants to hide in South America. Nearly impossible.

And what was the USA excuse to have Von Braun and many others? The Red Scare.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, south american governments helped nazis to relocate there, some willingly, and others by ignoring them. But don&#8217;t forget, most of these governments giving shelter to them willingly were strongly tilted to the right, or most frequently, dictatures, supported by the Munroe Doctrine.</p>
<p>And, even nowadays, try to find anyone who wants to hide in South America. Nearly impossible.</p>
<p>And what was the USA excuse to have Von Braun and many others? The Red Scare.<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=1850942', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JPV</title>
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		<dc:creator>JPV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More info on the &quot;positive situation in Basra&quot;...

Excerpt...

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis: when is the right time to pull out?

Times Defence Editor says that if the Iraqi forces can successfully take charge of the country there is reason for optimism&lt;/strong&gt;

Britainâ€™s phased exit from Iraq has begun at an extraordinary time: security in Basra is worse now than it was three years ago, Shia militia extremist groups are battling it out for supremacy in the south, and Iranian influence is everywhere to be seen. Hardly the right conditions, one might suggest, for British troops to start withdrawing.&lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More info on the &#8220;positive situation in Basra&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>Excerpt&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Analysis: when is the right time to pull out?</p>
<p>Times Defence Editor says that if the Iraqi forces can successfully take charge of the country there is reason for optimism</strong></p>
<p>Britainâ€™s phased exit from Iraq has begun at an extraordinary time: security in Basra is worse now than it was three years ago, Shia militia extremist groups are battling it out for supremacy in the south, and Iranian influence is everywhere to be seen. Hardly the right conditions, one might suggest, for British troops to start withdrawing.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: JPV</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1849421</link>
		<dc:creator>JPV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sheesh rachel, give it a rest.

Your BS is falling on deaf ears here.

Go to somewhere like FreeRepublic, where they wholeheartedly welcome such nonsense.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sheesh rachel, give it a rest.</p>
<p>Your BS is falling on deaf ears here.</p>
<p>Go to somewhere like FreeRepublic, where they wholeheartedly welcome such nonsense.<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=1849421', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JPV</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-3/#comment-1849409</link>
		<dc:creator>JPV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:22:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>More news about the &quot;positive situation in Basra&quot;...

Excerpt from: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1418903.ece

&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Analysis: when is the right time to pull out?

Times Defence Editor says that if the Iraqi forces can successfully take charge of the country there is reason for optimism&lt;/strong&gt;

Britainâ€™s phased exit from Iraq has begun at an extraordinary time: security in Basra is worse now than it was three years ago, Shia militia extremist groups are battling it out for supremacy in the south, and Iranian influence is everywhere to be seen. Hardly the right conditions, one might suggest, for British troops to start withdrawing. &lt;/blockquote&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>More news about the &#8220;positive situation in Basra&#8221;&#8230;</p>
<p>Excerpt from: <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1418903.ece" rel="nofollow">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1418903.ece</a></p>
<blockquote><p><strong>Analysis: when is the right time to pull out?</p>
<p>Times Defence Editor says that if the Iraqi forces can successfully take charge of the country there is reason for optimism</strong></p>
<p>Britainâ€™s phased exit from Iraq has begun at an extraordinary time: security in Basra is worse now than it was three years ago, Shia militia extremist groups are battling it out for supremacy in the south, and Iranian influence is everywhere to be seen. Hardly the right conditions, one might suggest, for British troops to start withdrawing. </p></blockquote>
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		<title>By: rachel kinnardi esq.</title>
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		<dc:creator>rachel kinnardi esq.</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
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The descriptions in this report are graphic, but what is perhaps more disturbing are the numbers of key San Diego political leaders who marched in this paradeâ€”and the numbers of colleges, businesses, and churches that sponsored this display of aberrant sexual behaviors on the streets of San Diego.

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During the past few months, Iâ€™ve been wondering what will happen to our nation if liberals gain control of the Senate and/or the House of Representatives in 2006 or 2008. 

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Pastor Jim Wallis, founder of the leftist Sojourners organization is a darling of secularist liberals who attempted to use him in the 2004 elections to seduce evangelical Christians into voting for presidential candidate John Kerry.

Wallis is also a darling of the liberal media. He is often quoted in articles critical of conservative Christians or of President Bushâ€™s faith.</description>
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<p>Get your copy of THE AGENDA by Rev. Louis P. Sheldon and purchase extra copies to give to your pastor, neighbors, friends, and associates. </p>
<p>This is one of the most important books to be written in the past 20 yearsâ€”and it needs to be in the hands of millions of Americans. </p>
<p>THE AGENDA describes how homosexual activists plan on recruiting your children into the lifestyle; how theyâ€™re undermining traditional marriage; and how they will eventually criminalize any public criticism of homosexual conduct. (Itâ€™s already happening in Canada where the gay agenda is well advanced.)</p>
<p>Former Oklahoma Congressman J.C. Watts has said of THE AGENDA: â€œThis powerful and hard-hitting book lays bare the reality and risks of the homosexual agenda.â€ </p>
<p>Author Rev. Louis P. Sheldon has issued a call for all Christians to actively oppose the homosexual agenda: â€œThe homosexual agenda is an attack on everything our Founding Fathers hoped to give us. But I am convinced that we can witness a tremendous victory, and with Godâ€™s help, we shall overcome.â€ </p>
<p>Purchase a copy for yourself and a half dozen or more to hand out to your associates! Help us get the truth out about the dangers facing our nation from THE GAY AGENDA.</p>
<p>TVC Special Reports<br />
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<p>A Report On The San Diego â€˜Gay Prideâ€™ Parade And Festival In San Diego, July 29, 2006<br />
A WARNING NOTE from Traditional Values Coalition Chairman Rev. Louis P. Sheldon on this special report: </p>
<p>Dear Reader: This report is a very explicit and disturbing eyewitness account of what occurred at the San Diego â€œGay Prideâ€ parade and festival on July 29, 2006. The event was covered by San Diego-based pro-family activist, Allyson Smith, who writes frequently on the homosexual agenda. </p>
<p>The descriptions in this report are graphic, but what is perhaps more disturbing are the numbers of key San Diego political leaders who marched in this paradeâ€”and the numbers of colleges, businesses, and churches that sponsored this display of aberrant sexual behaviors on the streets of San Diego.</p>
<p>New York State Court Of Appeals Rules Against Same-Sex Marriage<br />
A majority on the New York high court has ruled that the state Constitution and a 1909 Domestic Relations Law do not mandate homosexual marriages in the state. The opinion was issued on July 6, 2006. </p>
<p>Federal Judge Boots Ministry From Iowa Prisons<br />
June 2006 â€“ Federal Judge Robert Pratt issued a ruling on June 2, 2006 declaring that the InnerChange ministry, part of Prison Fellowship, had to be removed from the Newton Correctional facility in Iowa and repay more than $1.5 million to the state for services it received from Iowaâ€™s correctional system. </p>
<p>What If Liberals Win Control Of The Congress?<br />
During the past few months, Iâ€™ve been wondering what will happen to our nation if liberals gain control of the Senate and/or the House of Representatives in 2006 or 2008. </p>
<p>Pastor Jim Wallis: Liberalismâ€™s â€˜Religiousâ€™ Strategist</p>
<p>Pastor Jim Wallis, founder of the leftist Sojourners organization is a darling of secularist liberals who attempted to use him in the 2004 elections to seduce evangelical Christians into voting for presidential candidate John Kerry.</p>
<p>Wallis is also a darling of the liberal media. He is often quoted in articles critical of conservative Christians or of President Bushâ€™s faith.<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=1848695', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Tobey Tall</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-2/#comment-1848544</link>
		<dc:creator>Tobey Tall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Iraq: More nations plan pull-out &lt;/strong&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Denmark&lt;/strong&gt; announced that it would withdraw its ground troops serving under British command in Basra, as other countries review their participation in the coalition force. 

&lt;strong&gt;Lithuania&lt;/strong&gt;, which has 53 soldiers in Iraq serving alongside the Danish battalion, also said it was considering a pull-out.
&lt;strong&gt;
The Romanian&lt;/strong&gt; Defence Minister said that Bucharest would take a decision on the presence of its 600 soldiers in Iraq, mostly serving under British command, in the next few days. But President Traian Basescu, who is also under pressure to announce a withdrawal timetable, warned that a hasty pull-out of the international coalition forces &quot;would cause chaos and the division of Iraq&quot;.

&lt;strong&gt;Poland&lt;/strong&gt; has already announced that it will bring home its 900 troops by the end of the year, and Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Japan and New Zealand have already withdrawn their troops.

&lt;strong&gt;South Korea,&lt;/strong&gt; which has a contingent of 2,300 troops in the northern city of Arbil, intends to withdraw half by April, and its parliament is calling for a complete pull-out by the end of the year.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Iraq: More nations plan pull-out </strong></p>
<p><strong>Denmark</strong> announced that it would withdraw its ground troops serving under British command in Basra, as other countries review their participation in the coalition force. </p>
<p><strong>Lithuania</strong>, which has 53 soldiers in Iraq serving alongside the Danish battalion, also said it was considering a pull-out.<br />
<strong><br />
The Romanian</strong> Defence Minister said that Bucharest would take a decision on the presence of its 600 soldiers in Iraq, mostly serving under British command, in the next few days. But President Traian Basescu, who is also under pressure to announce a withdrawal timetable, warned that a hasty pull-out of the international coalition forces &#8220;would cause chaos and the division of Iraq&#8221;.</p>
<p><strong>Poland</strong> has already announced that it will bring home its 900 troops by the end of the year, and Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Japan and New Zealand have already withdrawn their troops.</p>
<p><strong>South Korea,</strong> which has a contingent of 2,300 troops in the northern city of Arbil, intends to withdraw half by April, and its parliament is calling for a complete pull-out by the end of the year.<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=1848544', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: JPV</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/21/coalition-no-longer-willing/comment-page-2/#comment-1848520</link>
		<dc:creator>JPV</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Back on topic - This is one of the most disingenuous blurbs TP has ever posted. Having listened to Tony Blair address Parliament explain the positive situation in Basra, it was easy to understand why he might think 1800 troops might be able to be rotated out. (Blair understand the fluidity of the situation and his plans depend on the demonstrated competence of the Iraqi security forces.)

IF Blair announced a troop increase, TP would be shrieking that the war was â€œgoing badlyâ€ and/or â€œwe canâ€™t winâ€. Progressives seem to bleat the same thing no matter what.

Comment by valiant venus â€” February 21, 2007&lt;/em&gt;

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Huh? What &quot;positive situation in Basra&quot;?

Excerpt from: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070221/1/46u3y.html

&lt;blockquote&gt;Wednesday February 21, 11:57 PM 	

&lt;strong&gt;Iraqis welcome British and Danish pullout&lt;/strong&gt;

British forces have been based in Basra, Iraq&#039;s second largest city, since the US-led invasion of March 2003, fighting insurgents and illegal militia forces bent on controlling the region&#039;s lucrative oil industry.

They have not faced the sectarian tensions that dog American attempts to impose order further north, as Basra is a largely Shiite city whose Sunni minority poses no threat to local powerplayers and faces little persecution.

&lt;em&gt;But the 7,200-strong British contingent has nevertheless clashed with political and tribal militias. Its bases still come under almost daily mortar and rocket fire and more than 130 soldiers have died in four years.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

Strange definition of &quot;positive situation&quot; if you ask me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Back on topic &#8211; This is one of the most disingenuous blurbs TP has ever posted. Having listened to Tony Blair address Parliament explain the positive situation in Basra, it was easy to understand why he might think 1800 troops might be able to be rotated out. (Blair understand the fluidity of the situation and his plans depend on the demonstrated competence of the Iraqi security forces.)</p>
<p>IF Blair announced a troop increase, TP would be shrieking that the war was â€œgoing badlyâ€ and/or â€œwe canâ€™t winâ€. Progressives seem to bleat the same thing no matter what.</p>
<p>Comment by valiant venus â€” February 21, 2007</em></p>
<p>&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>Huh? What &#8220;positive situation in Basra&#8221;?</p>
<p>Excerpt from: <a href="http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070221/1/46u3y.html" rel="nofollow">http://sg.news.yahoo.com/070221/1/46u3y.html</a></p>
<blockquote><p>Wednesday February 21, 11:57 PM 	</p>
<p><strong>Iraqis welcome British and Danish pullout</strong></p>
<p>British forces have been based in Basra, Iraq&#8217;s second largest city, since the US-led invasion of March 2003, fighting insurgents and illegal militia forces bent on controlling the region&#8217;s lucrative oil industry.</p>
<p>They have not faced the sectarian tensions that dog American attempts to impose order further north, as Basra is a largely Shiite city whose Sunni minority poses no threat to local powerplayers and faces little persecution.</p>
<p><em>But the 7,200-strong British contingent has nevertheless clashed with political and tribal militias. Its bases still come under almost daily mortar and rocket fire and more than 130 soldiers have died in four years.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Strange definition of &#8220;positive situation&#8221; if you ask me.<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=1848520', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: TP</title>
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		<dc:creator>TP</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No.</description>
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