Comments on: British Iraq envoy says escalation not working.

By: Gregor Samsa

Gregor Samsa — Mon, 21 May 2007 04:00:53 +0000

The evidence does not suggest that the surge is actually working

In one short sentence, the White House seems increasingly isolated in their penchant to plow ahead, all evidence be damned.

Actual leadership requires a whole lot more than catchy -but empty- slogans and involves some taking into account the realities of the world around us, a fact the Bush personality cult followers still have to get their little minds around.

But then, these people still think Hussein shipped his WMD to Syria for safekeeping (WTF? and LOL!). Sometimes I wonder if they think maybe the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny were involved.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:55:19 +0000

Sorry only White House sycophants ARE saying teh escalation is working. The “not” is misplaced.

By: Marie

Marie — Mon, 21 May 2007 02:54:34 +0000

Only White House sycophants are not saying the escalation is working — and that is who Bush parades out before the cameras to defend his “strategy.”
99% of Americans, experts and citizens, can shout that the escalation isn’t working, but Petraeus is General yes-man and that’s all Bush needs to continue this escalation into the end of his presidency.
Fifteen soldiers have been killed in Iraq in the past three days.

By: tarazan

tarazan — Mon, 21 May 2007 01:33:45 +0000

#1 landsurveyor….
[ As long as there are no attacks on the USA the escalation is working]

There was no proof any time that there were attacks on the USA,before or during this war from the country of Iraq or Iraqis against the USA.

You used the words ..escalation is working,in relationship to ‘no attacks on USA’, but the correlation is not there , since there were no attacks against us from Iraq to begin with ,whether before this war or now.

But with this escalation the attacks continue against Americans in Iraq,and it did not stop,but rather they increased.

By: Zooey

Zooey — Mon, 21 May 2007 01:19:25 +0000

#35 – yowzer

Brilliant!

By: waydot

waydot — Sun, 20 May 2007 23:01:15 +0000

7 more U.S. Soldiers killed this weekend. Is there any doubt the surge is not working? When are we going to see this bastard administration in jail? I’m so disgusted.

By: Uncle Ho

Uncle Ho — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:43:26 +0000

“……escalation not working.” No surprise here.

By: trueblue

trueblue — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:30:42 +0000

No Prob, big papa.

I hate when I see an injustice. (your posts vanishing.)

It makes me go “Norma Rae.”

Sharon,

You are welcome. Can’t believe anyone would ban you for even a minute… Also love the sulpher comment.
:)

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:25:10 +0000

Thank’s again trueblue, the graph’s are staggering…Just like Lebanon…Dare I go there today, I was banned for a week over that one..I have never been able to understand the allegience to Israel…

Great post’s big papa..Noticed there is a huge sulpher smell on this site today, maybe the land surveyer hit a gas line…Blessings all

By: big papa

big papa — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:23:58 +0000

trueblue #29

It is absolutely mindboggling how the UN can remain on U.S.soil…

…one would think that the world community would be able to make”holier” alliances…

…if money is such agreat concern…

…but I guess corruption is not a wholly owned fallibility of…

…the capitalist ugly American racists/classist elites…

…Thanks again for the sites…

By: VerbalKint

VerbalKint — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:18:57 +0000

LandSurveyor is just one of the usual trolls. Patrick? Michael? Jake? Take your pick. I’ve noticed they are going underground lately by switching identities. The end is near for the trolls.

By: VerbalKint

VerbalKint — Sun, 20 May 2007 20:15:52 +0000

Nobody really expected it to work. Not even its architects.

By: barfly

barfly — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:59:11 +0000

Is that all you got?

Comment by LandSurveyor

Well, there is this:

WASHINGTON â€” A major CIA effort launched last year to hunt down Osama bin Laden has produced no significant leads, but has helped track an alarming increase in the movement of al-Qaida operatives and money into Pakistan’s tribal territories, according to senior U.S. intelligence officials.

In one of the most troubling trends, U.S. officials said al-Qaida’s command base in Pakistan increasingly is being funded by cash from Iraq, where the terrorist network’s operatives are raising substantial sums from donations to the insurgency as well as kidnappings of wealthy Iraqis and other criminal activity.

The influx of money has bolstered al-Qaida’s leadership ranks at a time when the core command is regrouping. The trend also signals a reversal in the traditional flow of al-Qaida funds, with the leadership surviving to a large extent on money from its most profitable franchise, rather than distributing funds from headquarters to distant cells.

Al-Qaida’s efforts were aided, intelligence officials said, by Pakistan’s withdrawal in September of tens of thousands of troops from tribal areas along the Afghanistan border where bin Laden and his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, are believed to be hiding.

Little more than a year ago, al-Qaida’s core command was thought to be in a financial crunch. But U.S. officials said cash shipped from Iraq has eased those troubles.

“Iraq is a big moneymaker for them,” a senior U.S. counterterrorism official said.

Hold tight to that “the surge is working” security blanket.

By: Tobey Tall

Tobey Tall — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:58:13 +0000

Incoming British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will remove all British troops from Iraq within two years (before the next election) as a way of gaining back the trust of Labour voters, according to The Scotsman.

http://www.juancole.com/

By: LandSurveyor

LandSurveyor — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:54:42 +0000

Are you people actually here trying to give Israel back to Palestinians? RUFKM?

By: trueblue

trueblue — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:51:40 +0000

of course – - didn’t go thru’- – -
http://www.ifamericansknew.org/

There!

By: Juan C

Juan C — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:50:14 +0000

Frankly Iâ€™m shocked Israel hasnâ€™t obliterated Palestine. I bet itâ€™s coming, though-
Comment by LandSurveyor

Thanks for that post. It saved time. You are irrelevant from now on.

By: trueblue

trueblue — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:49:17 +0000

Heck,

Here’sanother

By: LandSurveyor

LandSurveyor — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:48:39 +0000

That’s a hard life you’re living there, big papa. Are you waiting for the day Israel pulls up stakes and moves to New York? LOL.
Were you experimented on by aliens, too?
Oh man…

By: Quadrajet

Quadrajet — Sun, 20 May 2007 19:48:36 +0000

LandSurveyor – I’m annexing your backyard, god told me it was my land. I’ll be establishing a settlement there. I’ll also be taking part of your driveway, but I don’t think you’ll have to pass through more than one of my checkpoints to access your garage.