Comments on: State Deptartment falls short on Iraq refugees. http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:15:46 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jane E. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3968745 Jane E. Schneider Sat, 28 Jul 2007 04:07:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3968745 "State Deptartment falls short on Iraq refugees" TP, were you planning to correct that typo in "Department"? “State Deptartment falls short on Iraq refugees”

TP, were you planning to correct that typo in “Department”?

]]> By: pete http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3965820 pete Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:00:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3965820 Off topic. This is a story that every American must see. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR2007072602025.html Off topic. This is a story that every American must see.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/26/AR2007072602025.html

]]> By: Mark Sadler http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3965730 Mark Sadler Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:28:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3965730 Remember after Nam? Will there be communities of Iriqis any time soon? Facethewind Remember after Nam? Will there be communities of Iriqis any time soon?

Facethewind

]]> By: grumpyhippy http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3964642 grumpyhippy Thu, 26 Jul 2007 22:07:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3964642 I think at least part of the problem is that their underlying attitude is that Iraq is now a free democracy, so why should there even be any refugees? The USA freed them from that evil tyrant Saddam Hussein so they're supposed to be deliriously happy anyway so there's no big rush. I think at least part of the problem is that their underlying attitude is that Iraq is now a free democracy, so why should there even be any refugees? The USA freed them from that evil tyrant Saddam Hussein so they’re supposed to be deliriously happy anyway so there’s no big rush.

]]> By: Moonbat Leah http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963837 Moonbat Leah Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:24:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963837 well, ment to type can't instead of can, sorry about that. well, ment to type can’t instead of can, sorry about that.

]]> By: Moonbat Leah http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963814 Moonbat Leah Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:20:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963814 If they had any moral fiber, they would start with a woman already here instead of deporting her. Dallal Muhamed and her two daughters fled Iraq before we ever went to Iraq. She was gang raped by Saddam's 'Official Rapists' (no kidding, they had business cards and everyting), and fled the country with her two daughters. She settled in Germany for a time, and after believing that she was found and again in danger from Saddam's 'Official Rapists', she fled again, this time to the USA. If you think that was easy for an Iraqi woman, you simply are not paying attention to things enough. She and her two daughters have lived here 8 years. She works two jobs, as a dealer in a casino and as a real estate agent. She wants a better life for her girls. She has no life in Iraq any more, she no longer can fit in due to the rape and her life since then. Family members would likely kill her to protect their 'honor', and sending two teenage girls who have been living here and being educated here for 8 years back to the hell hole W made of Iraq is dead wrong and will likely be a death sentence for them as well. Can you imagine any American child or teen dealing with what is going on over there? Dallal was raped and in Iraq that requires that your family kill you to save their 'family honor', most often by stoning. If W can commute Scooter, why can Laura convince him to do the right thing and give Dallal and her daughters a chance at living? Because he just doesn't care about anyone or anything except himself. Just like Grandpa Prescott, he hates our country. Don't waste time trying to impeach him, just make him so twisted in investigations that he can see straight. Plenty of time for the 'War Crimes Trials' after he is out of the Oval office. Ah, the Hague, what a lovely thought. If they had any moral fiber, they would start with a woman already here instead of deporting her. Dallal Muhamed and her two daughters fled Iraq before we ever went to Iraq. She was gang raped by Saddam’s ‘Official Rapists’ (no kidding, they had business cards and everyting), and fled the country with her two daughters. She settled in Germany for a time, and after believing that she was found and again in danger from Saddam’s ‘Official Rapists’, she fled again, this time to the USA. If you think that was easy for an Iraqi woman, you simply are not paying attention to things enough. She and her two daughters have lived here 8 years. She works two jobs, as a dealer in a casino and as a real estate agent. She wants a better life for her girls. She has no life in Iraq any more, she no longer can fit in due to the rape and her life since then. Family members would likely kill her to protect their ‘honor’, and sending two teenage girls who have been living here and being educated here for 8 years back to the hell hole W made of Iraq is dead wrong and will likely be a death sentence for them as well. Can you imagine any American child or teen dealing with what is going on over there? Dallal was raped and in Iraq that requires that your family kill you to save their ‘family honor’, most often by stoning. If W can commute Scooter, why can Laura convince him to do the right thing and give Dallal and her daughters a chance at living? Because he just doesn’t care about anyone or anything except himself. Just like Grandpa Prescott, he hates our country. Don’t waste time trying to impeach him, just make him so twisted in investigations that he can see straight. Plenty of time for the ‘War Crimes Trials’ after he is out of the Oval office. Ah, the Hague, what a lovely thought.

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963632 dbadass Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:32:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963632 We must treat Muslims and Christians with an equal amount of bigotry. Comment by Troll — July 26, 2007 @ 12:23 pm Are you suggesting that it would also be okay to keep the Christains outside our borders as you stated the Muslims should be? That sounds like equality. Oh and I was glad to see you described democracy as "liberal" We must treat Muslims and Christians with an equal amount of bigotry.

Comment by Troll — July 26, 2007 @ 12:23 pm

Are you suggesting that it would also be okay to keep the Christains outside our borders as you stated the Muslims should be? That sounds like equality. Oh and I was glad to see you described democracy as “liberal”

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963623 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:30:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963623 Yes, at lest. Yes, at lest.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963609 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:25:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963609 Thats fine name jacker at lest its consistant. Thats fine name jacker at lest its consistant.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963602 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:23:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963602 We must treat Muslims and Christians with an equal amount of bigotry. We must treat Muslims and Christians with an equal amount of bigotry.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963600 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:22:40 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963600 Keeping Muslims out has nothing to do with bigotry or racism but security. Keeping Muslims out has nothing to do with bigotry or racism but security.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963598 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:21:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963598 Miss Molly How come bigotry by the left towards Christians is OK but towards Muslims is bad? Miss Molly
How come bigotry by the left towards Christians is OK but towards Muslims is bad?

]]> By: missmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963580 missmolly Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:16:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963580 All Iraqis are terrorist Al Qaeda members. Bush said so, we can’t let any of them in. They must be killed there before they come here. Stupid libs want to let the terrorists right into the country. Comment by Mr. President — July 26, 2007 @ 10:16 am Yes, this is an obvious name-jacking. Either by somebody even more crazed than Mr. Pee or somebody who is being very heavy with the sarcasm. If the sarcasm scenario is true, the point is that the Bushies have often declared the violence in Iraq to be all Al Qaeda -- purely for propaganda purposes (and this seems to be SOP for Faux Noise as well). Sometimes the implication is that all Iraqis are Al Qaeda, and other times we have to save the poor Iraqis FROM Al Qaeda, who have taken over their country. They probably need a new transmission from all this shifting without a clutch. As to why we don't take in as many refugees as we promised, I suspect that has to do with appeasing their somewhat bigoted base by keeping as many Muslims out of the country as they can. All Iraqis are terrorist Al Qaeda members. Bush said so, we can’t let any of them in. They must be killed there before they come here. Stupid libs want to let the terrorists right into the country.

Comment by Mr. President — July 26, 2007 @ 10:16 am

Yes, this is an obvious name-jacking. Either by somebody even more crazed than Mr. Pee or somebody who is being very heavy with the sarcasm.

If the sarcasm scenario is true, the point is that the Bushies have often declared the violence in Iraq to be all Al Qaeda — purely for propaganda purposes (and this seems to be SOP for Faux Noise as well). Sometimes the implication is that all Iraqis are Al Qaeda, and other times we have to save the poor Iraqis FROM Al Qaeda, who have taken over their country. They probably need a new transmission from all this shifting without a clutch.

As to why we don’t take in as many refugees as we promised, I suspect that has to do with appeasing their somewhat bigoted base by keeping as many Muslims out of the country as they can.

]]> By: Mr. President http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963548 Mr. President Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:09:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963548 Al Qaeda = Terrorists = Iraq = Sept. 11th It's so simple only libs can't understand it. This has been thoroughly spelled out by Leiberman when he said that the U.S. was "attacked on 9/11 by the same enemy that we're fighting in Iraq today". Stupid silly libs. Al Qaeda = Terrorists = Iraq = Sept. 11th

It’s so simple only libs can’t understand it. This has been thoroughly spelled out by Leiberman when he said that the U.S. was “attacked on 9/11 by the same enemy that we’re fighting in Iraq today”.

Stupid silly libs.

]]> By: Troll http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963541 Troll Thu, 26 Jul 2007 16:06:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963541 We need to keep as many discontent Iraqis in Iraq as possible. And until the Muslim world proves it can accept the facts of liberal democracy none should be allowed to enter our borders. Let the Mexicans in, keep the Islamofascists out. We need to keep as many discontent Iraqis in Iraq as possible. And until the Muslim world proves it can accept the facts of liberal democracy none should be allowed to enter our borders. Let the Mexicans in, keep the Islamofascists out.

]]> By: bluestatedon http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963507 bluestatedon Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:51:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963507 Bush's message to those Iraqis who've been cooperating with us in good faith could not be more clear: "Work with us at your own risk. Screw you if you don't like it." Any sane Iraqi who's in this position now is privately panicking over what the future holds for him and his family. Do they continue to openly aid the Americans, knowing that Bush won't lift a finger for them if the shit hits the fan? Bush’s message to those Iraqis who’ve been cooperating with us in good faith could not be more clear:

“Work with us at your own risk. Screw you if you don’t like it.”

Any sane Iraqi who’s in this position now is privately panicking over what the future holds for him and his family. Do they continue to openly aid the Americans, knowing that Bush won’t lift a finger for them if the shit hits the fan?

]]> By: dbadass http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963504 dbadass Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:50:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963504 If that’s not him, he’ll be here soon and put up 50 comments whining about it. Tiresome…. Comment by Zehava — July 26, 2007 @ 10:37 am Does that dude have a job or anything? Where's all the time to be d*icking around here come from? If that’s not him, he’ll be here soon and put up 50 comments whining about it. Tiresome….

Comment by Zehava — July 26, 2007 @ 10:37 am

Does that dude have a job or anything? Where’s all the time to be d*icking around here come from?

]]> By: Andrew http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963476 Andrew Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:40:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963476 For some reason, Cuban exiles never have any problems making it to Miami. Perhaps because politicians want their vote? For some reason, Cuban exiles never have any problems making it to Miami.
Perhaps because politicians want their vote?

]]> By: Zehava http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963443 Zehava Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:19:11 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963443 #14 -- Sarge I didn't say I was going to try to do anything about it. :D That's Mr Pee's business! #14 — Sarge

I didn’t say I was going to try to do anything about it. :D

That’s Mr Pee’s business!

]]> By: Menehune http://thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/comment-page-1/#comment-3963434 Menehune Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:15:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/07/26/state-deptartment-falls-short-on-iraq-refugees/#comment-3963434 We're leaving them behind over there so we don't have to leave them behind over here. We’re leaving them behind over there so we don’t have to leave them behind over here.

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