Comments on: Exclusive: Powell Rebuts Media Reports Claiming He Supports Escalation http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:53:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: HotFlash http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1906582 HotFlash Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:31:41 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1906582 Yes, this is how it's done. BTW, Lafayette Journal & Courier is <a href="http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003546943" rel="nofollow">Gannett Newspapers</a>, ownber of USA Today, and a whack of media outlest incl print, radio, TV, and Internet. You are what you read. Yes, this is how it’s done. BTW, Lafayette Journal & Courier is Gannett Newspapers, ownber of USA Today, and a whack of media outlest incl print, radio, TV, and Internet.

You are what you read.

]]> By: hobojo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1890054 hobojo Sat, 24 Feb 2007 19:36:20 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1890054 Right on-WJM these crooks are not that slick.THE MSM bush & cheney pass out the koolade every day and the sheep are like pigs at feeding time.Some Repugs. would say Chimpster was just good old boy if they saw him molesting a blind person and telling them it was a wiener. Right on-WJM these crooks are not that slick.THE MSM bush & cheney pass out the koolade every day and the sheep are like pigs at feeding time.Some Repugs. would say Chimpster was just good old boy if they saw him molesting a blind person and telling them it was a wiener.

]]> By: WJM http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1888825 WJM Sat, 24 Feb 2007 16:53:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1888825 For those who praise W for taking out Saddam, I only have this to ask: What about North Korea? They are under FAR worse conditions than the Iraqi's were under Saddam, why aren't we going there to "liberate" those people? People in NK are dying in the streets from lack of proper nutirtion, sometimes falling down and dying right where they stood. They have NO right to self expression, they are shot for political dissent. They have NOTHING for a free press, and the ONLY people eating well are the army. Why do you not DEMAND that we go in and save those people from their dictator, who is clearly a nut case? Is your "concern" only for those who have oil? Or is it just because you thought we could beat the Iraqis, and you KNOW the NK's are far more prepared for an attack? So Saddam was a bad guy, so what? We had NO business going in there in the first place, and those of us with a healthy American sence of scepticism KNEW that W was lying, we could see it in his face. He's NOT that good of a liar, and neither is anyone in his administration or party. I could see it coming, why the hell is it that YOU can't, even now? Face it folks, you were lied to and you bought the whole thing. The fact that you still won't wake up and realize that you have been lied to for over 6 years tells me that you aren't interested in reality, just whatever you can say to make you feel good. Shame that the rest of the world has to suffer for your feelings. For those who praise W for taking out Saddam, I only have this to ask: What about North Korea? They are under FAR worse conditions than the Iraqi’s were under Saddam, why aren’t we going there to “liberate” those people?

People in NK are dying in the streets from lack of proper nutirtion, sometimes falling down and dying right where they stood. They have NO right to self expression, they are shot for political dissent. They have NOTHING for a free press, and the ONLY people eating well are the army. Why do you not DEMAND that we go in and save those people from their dictator, who is clearly a nut case? Is your “concern” only for those who have oil? Or is it just because you thought we could beat the Iraqis, and you KNOW the NK’s are far more prepared for an attack?

So Saddam was a bad guy, so what? We had NO business going in there in the first place, and those of us with a healthy American sence of scepticism KNEW that W was lying, we could see it in his face. He’s NOT that good of a liar, and neither is anyone in his administration or party. I could see it coming, why the hell is it that YOU can’t, even now?

Face it folks, you were lied to and you bought the whole thing. The fact that you still won’t wake up and realize that you have been lied to for over 6 years tells me that you aren’t interested in reality, just whatever you can say to make you feel good. Shame that the rest of the world has to suffer for your feelings.

]]> By: Gen Dwight Eisenhower http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1881941 Gen Dwight Eisenhower Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:18:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1881941 Generals Powell, Tommy Franks, David Petraeus, Jack Keane, Ray Odierno, et al have sacrificed their professionalism and assisted the civilian political leadership in US to get us into this war, which we should not have got into the first time. The ONLY hope is divine intervention. Our young men and women of the armed forces died in Iraq in vain for a cause that was unjust, prsented to the citizenry devoid of honesty and full of untruths. These civilian and military leadership will take with them to their graves the bad decisions they made resulting in death of the US military forces and Iraqis. After all the divine court does not differntiate between an American and Iraqi bad person. GOD save USA and Iraq. Gen Ike E Generals Powell, Tommy Franks, David Petraeus, Jack Keane, Ray Odierno, et al have sacrificed their professionalism and assisted the civilian political leadership in US to get us into this war, which we should not have got into the first time. The ONLY hope is divine intervention. Our young men and women of the armed forces died in Iraq in vain for a cause that was unjust, prsented to the citizenry devoid of honesty and full of untruths. These civilian and military leadership will take with them to their graves the bad decisions they made resulting in death of the US military forces and Iraqis. After all the divine court does not differntiate between an American and Iraqi bad person.

GOD save USA and Iraq.

Gen Ike E

]]> By: JPark http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1880943 JPark Sat, 24 Feb 2007 05:02:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1880943 #34 They are trying to dig up the old bones from Vietnam. The spin that we lost the war at home. It took what, 12 years for the protestors to finally win? It is a pathetic little sham that makes the Republican losers feel better about themselves. #34 They are trying to dig up the old bones from Vietnam. The spin that we lost the war at home. It took what, 12 years for the protestors to finally win? It is a pathetic little sham that makes the Republican losers feel better about themselves.

]]> By: Pete Sea http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877975 Pete Sea Fri, 23 Feb 2007 23:25:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877975 Bush and Cheney will be known as the biggest Decider of all times. They have been one of the most destructive forces against mankind in history. The words "truth", "honor", "kindness", "compassion" or any word that deals with the concerns of workers, seniors or the poor are not in their vocabulary or the policies in which they pass. You don't have to have a great deal of knowledge to see that they are only for Corporations, Oil Companies and the wealthy. It is not a mater of debate, it is a matter of Fact, all you need is the ability to read material other than which is hand feed by Fox news media or the other news media that Bush's corporate friends either own or control. The news media would rather feed you a daily BS of Nichols' life of Britney Spears than to cover the corruption, deceit, propaganda and arrogant BS of this administration. Bush and Cheney will be known as the biggest Decider of all times. They have been one of the most destructive forces against mankind in history. The words “truth”, “honor”, “kindness”, “compassion” or any word that deals with the concerns of workers, seniors or the poor are not in their vocabulary or the policies in which they pass.
You don’t have to have a great deal of knowledge to see that they are only for Corporations, Oil Companies and the wealthy. It is not a mater of debate, it is a matter of Fact, all you need is the ability to read material other than which is hand feed by Fox news media or the other news media that Bush’s corporate friends either own or control.
The news media would rather feed you a daily BS of Nichols’ life of Britney Spears than to cover the corruption, deceit, propaganda and arrogant BS of this administration.

]]> By: rachel http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877668 rachel Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:39:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877668 http://newsmine.org/ News and Document archive source for uncovering and exposing with over 10,000 articles and documents http://newsmine.org/

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]]> By: Juan C http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877559 Juan C Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:22:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877559 <strong>Caption contest: </strong> Somebody in the audience: Mr. Powell, after your shameful speech in the UN, a lot of innocent people have died in Iraq... Powell: And? Caption contest:

Somebody in the audience: Mr. Powell, after your shameful speech in the UN, a lot of innocent people have died in Iraq…

Powell: And?

]]> By: Think Progress » Media correct false report on Powell. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877428 Think Progress » Media correct false report on Powell. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:02:18 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877428 [...] send more U.S. troops to Iraq.” But ThinkProgress followed up with Powell’s office and confirmed that these reports were wrong. Powell has never indicated support for [...] [...] send more U.S. troops to Iraq.” But ThinkProgress followed up with Powell’s office and confirmed that these reports were wrong. Powell has never indicated support for [...]

]]> By: Democrat Soldier http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877146 Democrat Soldier Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:25:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877146 #29 - "Hopefully, if we can get progressives on board, his resolve will cement a secure Iraq . . ." Comment by paul — February 23, 2007 @ 3:27 pm Just ignore the absolute scre-up he did in Afghanistan. That was a mistake. Pres. Bush really didn't care about Usama bin Laden or the taliban. I'm sure Pres. Bush will apologize to the Taliban when the take Afghanistan back. /sarcasm #29 – “Hopefully, if we can get progressives on board, his resolve will cement a secure Iraq . . .” Comment by paul — February 23, 2007 @ 3:27 pm

Just ignore the absolute scre-up he did in Afghanistan. That was a mistake. Pres. Bush really didn’t care about Usama bin Laden or the taliban.

I’m sure Pres. Bush will apologize to the Taliban when the take Afghanistan back.

/sarcasm

]]> By: keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1877021 keith Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:08:25 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1877021 Paul, If you think the problem in Iraq today is that progressives are not on board---you are really living in lala land. 655,000 Iraqis have died. Two million Iraqis have become refugees. Unemployment is around 65%. 90% of Iraqis want the US out ASAP. 70% of US troops want withdrawal. Morgues are overflowing. Hospitals have no supplies. Doctors, professors, and other professionals are fleeing the country. Only the Green Zone is safe. Power is out most of the time. There is no clean water. People are drinking straight from the river. This causes disease. Iraqis polled think we are still there because we want their oil (I don't know how they got that idea). Religious "police squads" roam the streets. I would like to hear precisely what you think progressives are doing, but because as far as I can see, conservatives are in charge of everything and everything W has wanted has happened. Paul,

If you think the problem in Iraq today is that progressives are not on board—you are really living in lala land. 655,000 Iraqis have died. Two million Iraqis have become refugees. Unemployment is around 65%. 90% of Iraqis want the US out ASAP. 70% of US troops want withdrawal. Morgues are overflowing. Hospitals have no supplies. Doctors, professors, and other professionals are fleeing the country. Only the Green Zone is safe. Power is out most of the time. There is no clean water. People are drinking straight from the river. This causes disease. Iraqis polled think we are still there because we want their oil (I don’t know how they got that idea). Religious “police squads” roam the streets.

I would like to hear precisely what you think progressives are doing, but because as far as I can see, conservatives are in charge of everything and everything W has wanted has happened.

]]> By: keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876852 keith Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:42:01 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876852 Liberals were opposed to Saddam when he was strongly supported throughout the 80's by Reagan-Bush. Carter had sanctions on Iraq that were immediately removed by the Reagan administration. Do you remember the $ billions in credits that went to Saddam illegally under GHWB? It was tagged "Iraqgate". It was blamed on a vp in charge of mortgages of a bank in Georgia who didn't even know how to use a computer. When the CIA put Saddam in power in the 60's, is it because it was full of "liberals"? When Saddam killed 5,000 Kurds with gas, the Reagan administration lied and said Iran did it. Did Rumsfeld sell him the gas? Organizations I support have always opposed Saddam---Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Int. Red Cross, the United Nations, you know, LIBERAL groups. Liberals were opposed to Saddam when he was strongly supported throughout the 80’s by Reagan-Bush. Carter had sanctions on Iraq that were immediately removed by the Reagan administration. Do you remember the $ billions in credits that went to Saddam illegally under GHWB? It was tagged “Iraqgate”. It was blamed on a vp in charge of mortgages of a bank in Georgia who didn’t even know how to use a computer.

When the CIA put Saddam in power in the 60’s, is it because it was full of “liberals”?

When Saddam killed 5,000 Kurds with gas, the Reagan administration lied and said Iran did it. Did Rumsfeld sell him the gas?

Organizations I support have always opposed Saddam—Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Int. Red Cross, the United Nations, you know, LIBERAL groups.

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876833 big papa Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:39:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876833 <em>I think we can all agree that Saddam was a menace and we can all thank President Bush for having the resolve to see an end to his tyranny.</em> Comment by paul #29 <strong>...no more of a "menace" than the incestuous inbred pig... ...that gave birth to your inbred a*s... ...and no more thanks than the people of Chigago would've given to Mrs. O'Leary... ...for her cow...</strong> I think we can all agree that Saddam was a menace and we can all thank President Bush for having the resolve to see an end to his tyranny.

Comment by paul #29

…no more of a “menace” than the incestuous inbred pig…

…that gave birth to your inbred a*s…

…and no more thanks than the people of Chigago would’ve given to Mrs. O’Leary…

…for her cow…

]]> By: big papa http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876752 big papa Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:27:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876752 <strong>I emailed Dan Shaw (at the email address on the article)... ...I gave him what for... ...he actually responded that there will be a correction tomorrow... ...and wrote that this was a "mistake"... ...I felt like a jerk for letting him have it with both barrels... ...but apologized... ...Communication DOES work though, that's the point...</strong> I emailed Dan Shaw (at the email address on the article)…

…I gave him what for…

…he actually responded that there will be a correction tomorrow…

…and wrote that this was a “mistake”…

…I felt like a jerk for letting him have it with both barrels…

…but apologized…

…Communication DOES work though, that’s the point…

]]> By: paul http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876751 paul Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:27:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876751 "But we were not wrong about the nature of this regime, and I am glad that it is gone," he said. "I hope the Iraqis will the seize the opportunity we have given them." ThinkProgress values his opinion enough to post his rebuttal of escalation. I think we can all agree that Saddam was a menace and we can all thank President Bush for having the resolve to see an end to his tyranny. Hopefully, if we can get progressives on board, his resolve will cement a secure Iraq that offers an alternative to the ideology of hate dominated by fundamentalist Islam. But, I guess thats a decision for liberals to make. “But we were not wrong about the nature of this regime, and I am glad that it is gone,” he said. “I hope the Iraqis will the seize the opportunity we have given them.”

ThinkProgress values his opinion enough to post his rebuttal of escalation.

I think we can all agree that Saddam was a menace and we can all thank President Bush for having the resolve to see an end to his tyranny. Hopefully, if we can get progressives on board, his resolve will cement a secure Iraq that offers an alternative to the ideology of hate dominated by fundamentalist Islam. But, I guess thats a decision for liberals to make.

]]> By: keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876582 keith Fri, 23 Feb 2007 20:03:42 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876582 As TP points out, Powell is opposed to escalation. TP just got kudos on Thom Hartmann's AirAmerica show. In early 2001 when the media was saying how wonderful it was that Colin Powell was being made Sec of State, I was writing them saying "this is the man who helped coverup the My Lai massacre and who lied to congress during Iran-Contra". If our goal was regime change, we would have left in Dec 2003 when Saddam was put in jail. Heck, we never would have put him in power in the 60's. If our goal was to insure they did not have WMD, we could have left in 2003. If our goal was to bring them democracy---they got it, let's leave. If our goal is to always have control of Middle East oil, then we must stay. As TP points out, Powell is opposed to escalation. TP just got kudos on Thom Hartmann’s AirAmerica show.

In early 2001 when the media was saying how wonderful it was that Colin Powell was being made Sec of State, I was writing them saying “this is the man who helped coverup the My Lai massacre and who lied to congress during Iran-Contra”.

If our goal was regime change, we would have left in Dec 2003 when Saddam was put in jail. Heck, we never would have put him in power in the 60’s. If our goal was to insure they did not have WMD, we could have left in 2003. If our goal was to bring them democracy—they got it, let’s leave. If our goal is to always have control of Middle East oil, then we must stay.

]]> By: Raymond Funamoto http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876150 Raymond Funamoto Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:17:37 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876150 Poor Colin, doesn't have the INTESTINAL FORTITUDE to tell off CHIMPya, Totricola Cheney, Rice, ALL THE REST of Bushland Uber Allies and tell these creeps where they can STICK their surge!!!!! Better join the Cowardly Lion(tm) and get some of those GUTS from the Emerald City of Iraq...OOPS! I meant OZ(tm)!!!!! Mr. Powell, why don't you show America what a REAL MAN you are by becoming a DEMOCRAT, TOTALLY RENOUNCING your repugnant-repub ROOTS(tm) and KICKING SOME CHIMPya and Bushland Uber Allies ASS? You would ECLIPSE Senator Obama in the twinkling of an eye if you did so, and without a doubt would become the first African-American to become President of the United States!!!!! And DON'T WATCH "24(tm)"!!!!!! Poor Colin, doesn’t have the INTESTINAL FORTITUDE to tell off CHIMPya, Totricola Cheney, Rice, ALL THE REST of Bushland Uber Allies and tell these creeps where they can STICK their surge!!!!! Better join the Cowardly Lion(tm) and get some of those GUTS from the Emerald City of Iraq…OOPS! I meant OZ(tm)!!!!! Mr. Powell, why don’t you show America what a REAL MAN you are by becoming a DEMOCRAT, TOTALLY RENOUNCING your repugnant-repub ROOTS(tm) and KICKING SOME CHIMPya and Bushland Uber Allies ASS? You would ECLIPSE Senator Obama in the twinkling of an eye if you did so, and without a doubt would become the first African-American to become President of the United States!!!!! And DON’T WATCH “24(tm)”!!!!!!

]]> By: eCAHNomics http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1876066 eCAHNomics Fri, 23 Feb 2007 19:02:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1876066 Who cares what Powell thinks. He's nothing but a washed up arse licker. Google 'colin powell my lai report' for the real thing. Here's a sample: http://www.usvetdsp.com/story13.htm Who cares what Powell thinks. He’s nothing but a washed up arse licker. Google ‘colin powell my lai report’ for the real thing. Here’s a sample: http://www.usvetdsp.com/story13.htm

]]> By: Parrotlover77 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1875964 Parrotlover77 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:45:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1875964 <blockquote>Saddam was such a sweetheart.</blockquote> And executed swiftly before he could spill the beans on how the conservative cronies and USA defense contractors helped build and empower his regime in many weird and wonderfully illegal ways using OUR tax dollars... Me a conspiracy theorist? No way... :-)

Saddam was such a sweetheart.

And executed swiftly before he could spill the beans on how the conservative cronies and USA defense contractors helped build and empower his regime in many weird and wonderfully illegal ways using OUR tax dollars…

Me a conspiracy theorist? No way… :-)

]]> By: muzzle toff http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/comment-page-1/#comment-1875579 muzzle toff Fri, 23 Feb 2007 18:06:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/02/23/ap-powell-escalation/#comment-1875579 The article has been changed. The article has been changed.

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