Coalition death toll in Iraq hits 4,000.
The “number of coalition military deaths in the war in Iraq has reached 4,000,” with the majority of the fatalities — 3,702 — suffered by U.S. soldiers. Forty-four U.S. troops have died this month.
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And the Libs cheer!
August 16th, 2007 at 10:56 pmThe Bush supporters yawn.
-GSD
August 16th, 2007 at 10:58 pmThink Progress absolutely cherishes the death of Americans!
August 16th, 2007 at 11:00 pmAnd we liberals are the only ones trying to get them home, provide them decent medical care, decent mental health care, etc.
Trolls piss their beds.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:01 pmFor libs there’s nothing like the smell of dead Americans in the morning.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:03 pmAnother night to celebrate at TP!
August 16th, 2007 at 11:07 pmAs long as we can blame Bush, who cares how many US troops die?
August 16th, 2007 at 11:08 pmTo paraphrase Tennyson “into the valley of death” rode the 170,000, to be continually used as cannon fodder for this most uncaring administration. Support the troops-bring them home safely-now,
August 16th, 2007 at 11:13 pmAs long as we can give Bush an oral ball-cleansing we don’t need to join up!!!
August 16th, 2007 at 11:20 pmviolin, just shut up. there is one person making light of the thousands of deaths suffered here - that’s you. You don’t have to respect “the libs,” as you put it, but have the respect to shut your mouth about the lives lost.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:22 pmIsn’t this just a comma?
August 16th, 2007 at 11:25 pmViolin could care less how many deaths there are in Iraq. That’s really supporting the troops eh Violin? Go buy another bumper sticker.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:28 pmAnother edition of Nightline that Chimp Fluffers can ignore or jeer at, when they read the names of the fallen.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:31 pmTrizza, you forgot to mention his bumper sticker comes from China.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pmNo,UFTS, they never read the names of the cannonfodder.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:32 pmAnd the chickenshit, chickenhawk, bottom feeding, knuckle dragging, troglodyte, arm chair reichwing warriors blame those with enough sense to see that this is not a war, it is the folly of a drunken AWOL coward who is padding the profits of the military industrial complex and oil companies.
Go enlist, freaks…you ignorant 28%ers.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:33 pm#15 Comment by JPark — August 16, 2007 @ 11:32 pm
“No,UFTS, they never read the names of the cannonfodder.”
Back in May, 2004, Nightline had a show featuring nothing but the reading of the names of the fallen, along with their pictures. Even then, the right wingers were jeering and name-calling, saying that it made their Chimpanzee look bad.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:39 pmAnd the tiny violins play for Bush’s failed foreign policy, domestic policy, legacy, and the world scorns us, China owns us, and the violins just keep fiddlin while the US burns at Bush’s hands.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:41 pmonly another 1,106,000 casualties to equal democrat roosevelt’s american and british casualty total…….libs sure know how to lose lots of soliders….
August 16th, 2007 at 11:42 pm“Back in May, 2004, Nightline had a show featuring nothing but the reading of the names of the fallen, along with their pictures. Even then, the right wingers were jeering and name-calling, saying that it made their Chimpanzee look bad.”
Yup, the righties threw a fit. Sorry, I thought you were one of them. My deepest apologies.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:43 pmTony Snow took time off from packing his box to say:
“It’s a number.”
-GSD
August 16th, 2007 at 11:43 pm“only another 1,106,000 casualties to equal democrat roosevelt’s american and british casualty total…….libs sure know how to lose lots of soliders….”
But liberals WON WWII, didn’t they? But you like speaking German, don’t you?
August 16th, 2007 at 11:44 pmviolin, just shut up. there is one person making light of the thousands of deaths suffered here - that’s you. You don’t have to respect “the libs,†as you put it, but have the respect to shut your mouth about the lives lost.
Comment by swm2win
Thank you.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:46 pmAs the number of deaths continue everyone is on vacation. 6 more soldiers died today. How any soldiers have to die before Americans say enough is enough or will we let the Bush Administration continue to let our troops die in larger numbers. I’m beginning to feel like no one really cares at all.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:47 pmTP missed the boat on sensationalizing this expected non-story because what TP was really after was a “milestone” of deaths for US soldiers. TP blew it: you should’ve posted this article only if it would’ve been about 4000 dead US SOLDIERS. That way, your base of anti-war/anti-US libs and progressives would’ve been really excited and probably masturbating along to this dire news. What libs and progs -refuse to understand is that death is an irreversible part of war. Therefore, these 4000 coalition deaths–libs have to acknowledge that there actually IS a coalition in Iraq, contrary to their slurs about the US going it alone–are expected. The problem with war coverage is not the deaths: it’s psychotically breathless counts of every, single death by the lib media to gross out the US public’s war support. Finally, these deaths are ALL worth it because the surge is working as evidenced by less deaths in Baghdad and more Sunnis actually fighting Al-Qaeda in Anbar.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:47 pmI find the trolls propensity to compare WWII and Iraq laughable.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:50 pmThey are correct in only one respect.
Hitler invaded and occupied Poland, and eastern Europe so get their oil resources. Bush invaded and occupied Iraq to get their oil resources.
Other than that, zilch.
violin, just shut up. there is one person making light of the thousands of deaths suffered here - that’s you. You don’t have to respect “the libs,†as you put it, but have the respect to shut your mouth about the lives lost.
Comment by swm2win
Thank you.
Comment by had enough
Just another drive-by troll, crapping its pants and leaving the stench here, never enough balls to defend any position. Just like the rusher and billo. All talk, no balls!
August 16th, 2007 at 11:51 pmWhether it’s Molly Ivins, Steve Guillard, or thousands of troops who are dead — bloodthirsty piss-soaked trolls show up to dance on their graves.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:51 pmonly another 1,106,000 casualties to equal democrat roosevelt’s american and british casualty total…….libs sure know how to lose lots of soliders…
That doesn’t even make any sense but let me help you out with cynicism…..
Bush sure knows how to lose $12,000,000,000
Bush sure knows how to lose 190,000 weapons
Bush sure knows how to lose the hearts and minds of Iraqi’s
I could go on for hours…..
August 16th, 2007 at 11:51 pmI notice JPark that you’re using the word “casualties” when you come up with that number of over one million for WWII. The actual battle deaths for the U.S. military according to the Department of Defense in World War II was 291,557. Other deaths in service (nontheater) amounted to 113,842. And nonmortal woundings were 671,846.
If you want to count up all the casualties suffered by the U.S. in Iraq including the dead and wounded, you’d probably be well over 30,000 by now.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:52 pmAlot of Death for an invasion started on Lies.
Bring them home, then answer as to why you, GW Bush, totally dropped the ball in Afghanistan?
Where is Osama bin Forgotten??
“I don’t know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don’t care. It’s not that important. It’s not our priority.”
- G.W. Bush, 3/13/02
“I am truly not that concerned about him.”
- G.W. Bush, repsonding to a question about bin Laden’s whereabouts,
3/13/02 (The New American, 4/8/02)
“That makes sense to me, don’t it?â€
August 16th, 2007 at 11:53 pm~ George W. Bush, 2006-06-06
True, RU, except it doesn’t work for them (they are losing their touch). FDR owned WWII (ok, maybe Russia had something to do with it but still).
August 16th, 2007 at 11:53 pm#25. You are a fool of the grossest kind. The surge is more of the old stay the course using the same 160,000 troops over and over and over. Where are the WMD? Where are all those purple fingers, you numb nut idiot. Get a real life, you are a dumb ass who needs to enlist.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:53 pmUFTS, I did not use casualties or deaths. That was the schmuck I was responding to.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:54 pmHe STILL likes speaking German.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:55 pmBefore Bush invaded Iraq Cheney told a group of his followers that Americans would tolerate up to 30,000 US troops killed there. He might be right that untill it approaches that level most of us will not take to the streets to end it. I believe most Americans will grumble at 10,000.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:55 pmSorry JPark. You’re right.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:56 pmIf you want to count up all the casualties suffered by the U.S. in Iraq including the dead and wounded, you’d probably be well over 30,000 by now.
Comment by UpFromTheSkies — August 16, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
But to the NeoCon Chickenhawk trolls and the BushCo scumbags, who cares? They aren’t our kids and it is worth it to forward our nation building and oil and military contract theft agendas.
The sickness of this group is beyond comprehension. Their days in Hell are coming!
August 16th, 2007 at 11:56 pmDeadsoldiersmakealibsday
Is this the kind of trash hate righty America Talk are feeding you now?….
How dare you disrespect the dead with this immoral depravity. This is offensive to ALL Americans.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:57 pm“Sorry JPark. You’re right.”
No problem. You are doing a good job.
August 16th, 2007 at 11:57 pmIs this the kind of trash hate righty America Talk are feeding you now?….
How dare you disrespect the dead with this immoral depravity. This is offensive to ALL Americans.
Comment by had enough
They learn this from the weiner, rusher, coultergeist and the other sick comedians of the right while mouth-breathing and watching roid-rage wrestling.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:00 amAs long as we can blame Bush, who cares how many US troops die?
Comment by violin — August 16, 2007 @ 11:08 pm
well he is ‘the decider’ right?….and he decided to put thousands of young americans in harms way….and he will continue to do so after september’s announcement that the surge is working and he will stay the course - how can you support this,violin? - what the f**k is wrong with you?
August 17th, 2007 at 12:02 amHow dare you disrespect the dead with this immoral depravity. This is offensive to ALL Americans.
Comment by had enough — August 16, 2007 @ 11:57 pm
The piss-soaked trolls think they are the only true Americans, while in reality they are merely flag humpers.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:03 amAnd the Libs cheer!
Comment by violin — August 16, 2007 @ 10:56 pm
Got in the first comment there, didn’t ya, loser?
Pathetic and sick.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:04 amStrange, all of th Bush Cultists complaining about reports of the American death toll. Yet, almost all of the latest Bush Cultists have been bringing up fears of Iraqi death tolls to try and persuade the US from leaving Iraq.
Bush Cultists find US troop deaths tolerable and future Iraqi civilian deaths intolerable.
Although, the Bush Cultists don’t care how many Iraqis have died up to date. They are only concerned about potential future deaths.
-GSD
August 17th, 2007 at 12:05 am“violin”
yeah, right
we all know exactly who you are, freak
August 17th, 2007 at 12:05 amupside00
This is getting beyond sick…. How much lower can the bar go with right hate America talk?
I listened to Rush for 2 minutes and clearly he is using….
August 17th, 2007 at 12:07 amThe sickness of this group is beyond comprehension. Their days in Hell are coming!
Comment by upside00 — August 16, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
Their sickness is indeed beyond comprehension, but don’t expect these idiots to experience hell. It is the poor Iraqis who suffer hell, while these losers get to live in this country where they are probably supported by someone else.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:07 amwhile these losers get to live in this country where they are probably supported by someone else.
Comment by VerbalKint — August 17, 2007 @ 12:07 am
Yea, in Mom’s basement, eating her Cheetos, smoking her cigs and stealing her Prozac!
August 17th, 2007 at 12:14 amAnd the Libs cheer!
Comment by violin
And this is a GOP !war!
why would libs cheer your war?
August 17th, 2007 at 12:16 amIf you want to count up all the casualties suffered by the U.S. in Iraq including the dead and wounded, you’d probably be well over 30,000 by now.
Comment by UpFromTheSkies
US Troop Battlefield Deaths- 3,702 (not counting those who die in the hospital later)
US Troops Wounded - 27,279, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries (total excludes psychological injuries)** may be badly under-reported by some estimates
US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems — 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home.(multiple deployments not helping at all)
August 17th, 2007 at 12:17 amIraq War Results & Statistics as of August 12, 2007
This is a GOP war!
libs hate war and hate death.
Go GOP! DEATH FOR GOP!!
GOP ETRENAL WAR!!!
DEATH FOR ALL!!
Except unborn babies.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:19 amNow what will the number be in 10 years….repukian fools.
I hope they draft many, many, repukians and teach the chickenhawks what war is all about…
but no they will shirk thier duty and get 5 deferments like Dick.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:19 am….where they are probably supported by someone else.
Comment by VerbalKint — August 17, 2007 @ 12:07 am
On the mark, VK.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:20 amComment by Wayne — August 17, 2007 @ 12:17 am
Hey! Don’t post that stuff! You are hurting the troops! You are anti-American! That’s why we don’t show the wounded or the caskets. GEEZZ, you keep doing that, people in this country are actually going to give a sh!t and try to end this occupation.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:21 amI miss Sgt. Sherman tonight.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:23 am“This is a GOP war!
libs hate war and hate death.
Go GOP! DEATH FOR GOP!!
GOP ETRENAL WAR!!!
DEATH FOR ALL!!
Except unborn babies.”
Not true. They don’t care about Iraqi fetuses either.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:32 amviolin, we are all Americans. Your party chooses to polarize people and makes you believe that Democrats and independents hate the soldiers. It is not true. It is Bushco that chose to politicize every department and every incident, good or bad, that happens in this country.
But your disrespect for the lives of lost soldiers is heinous and you should be ashamed.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:35 amonly another 1,106,000 casualties to equal democrat roosevelt’s american and british casualty total…….libs sure know how to lose lots of soliders….
Comment by liberals destroyed america — August 16, 2007 @ 11:42 pm
Look, we know you loved Hitler and are angry he didn’t win, but that was a war, not an illegal invasion of a helpless, beaten country by bully-boy Bush the Deserter.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:37 amThis makes Bush look bad, so the libs love it. They would be all for 100,000 dead Americans to satisfy their anti-Bush venom.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:37 amfirehead. You love you some Bush (not the good kind). Why do YOU love American deaths? Considering liberals did not support this war.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:39 amI miss Sgt. Sherman tonight.
Comment by Egreggious — August 17, 2007 @ 12:23 am
Thank you, Egg.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:39 amfirehead > we want the troops home alive. Bush and you Dubya lovers want the troops to perish in Iraq or be maimed. Shame on you!
August 17th, 2007 at 12:39 amThey would be all for 100,000 dead Americans to satisfy their anti-Bush venom.
Comment by firehead — August 17, 2007 @ 12:37 am
Each of those 100,000 would have a story.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:40 amComment by firehead — August 17, 2007 @ 12:37 am
Bloodthirsty piss-soaked troll.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:40 amHow are you, Zooey?
August 17th, 2007 at 12:41 amFirehead likes when other people die for his beliefs.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:41 amFinally, these deaths are ALL worth it because the surge is working as evidenced by less deaths in Baghdad and more Sunnis actually fighting Al-Qaeda in Anbar.
Comment by Deadsoldiersmakealibsday — August 16, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
and you’re not over there, proudly dying to make Bush appear “right”?
August 17th, 2007 at 12:43 amWhy is that, exactly? is it cowardiceor hypocrisy? Take your pick, it’s your chice, because there are no other reasons, given your bloodlust and lack of consideration for soldiers’ lives. Your opinion is less than worthless, empty-headed blather. it does say a lot about your lack of charrcter, though. You aren’t worth the price of a bullet.
Hey Fireturd, we libs are the ones who do not like dead Americans, you guys stack them as so much kindling, you are sick. The war was a lie, your pResident is a liar, you are a mindless sheep, your pResident purposely let 9-11 happen, your pResident let the outing of a vaulable CIA agent, your pResident order Anthrax to be delivered to his critics, your pResident let down New Orleans, the list goes on and on, you are a fool and simply part of the repukian mafia of criminals, you and your types hopefully will get your just deserts.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:43 amHow are you, Zooey?
Comment by Egreggious — August 17, 2007 @ 12:41 am
Not bad for a Monday. You?
August 17th, 2007 at 12:44 amNot bad for a Monday. You?
Comment by Zooey — August 17, 2007 @ 12:44 am
Kind of gloomy. Your photos cheered me up though. I love kitties. And I used to live just out of Astoria, so it was nice seeing those pics as well.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:46 amfurhead is another with no right to speak about this subject. Without picking up a rifle and donning a uniform, Bush supporters have no right to speak on this, none whatsoever. They won’t fight for their leader and beliefs, they haven’t any standing to speak on it.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:48 am“Finally, these deaths are ALL worth it because the surge is working as evidenced by less deaths in Baghdad and more Sunnis actually fighting Al-Qaeda in Anbar.”
Must be a libertarian cause this guy is STONED!!!
August 17th, 2007 at 12:48 amKind of gloomy. Your photos cheered me up though. I love kitties. And I used to live just out of Astoria, so it was nice seeing those pics as well.
Comment by Egreggious — August 17, 2007 @ 12:46 am
I’m glad you liked the pictures. :)
That’s my son’s kitten. She’s amazing.
I absolutely loved Astoria. I wish we would have had time to explore the town a bit more. I liked the style of the houses.
August 17th, 2007 at 12:50 amI like frogs, you see you get some firecrackers and ….hehe…hehe….and you put them right here….hehe….hehe….and then you lite the fuse here…hehe…hehe..and then you throw it….hehe…hehe….and the frog makes this huge mess, out there somewhere, where I threw it….didn’t really see it…just know it was all messy like…hehe…hehe…Yeah Honey I will leave the frogs alone, (for now …hehehe, hehe)
August 17th, 2007 at 12:50 am4000 is not a good number. The fact that Iraqis have sacrificed even more borders on sin.
August 17th, 2007 at 1:31 amNot bad for a Monday. You?
Comment by Zooey
No, it can’t be monday again!!
Aaarrrrrggggg
Where is that calendar?
August 17th, 2007 at 1:44 amThere it is…… whew.
If the Reich is so for the Sunni’s all of a sudden, then why didn’t we leave Saddam in power to begin with.
August 17th, 2007 at 1:44 amWhere is that calendar?
There it is…… whew.
Comment by Wayne — August 17, 2007 @ 1:44 am
See how relieved you are? I just made your day. :-D
August 17th, 2007 at 1:49 amSee how relieved you are? I just made your day. :-D
Comment by Zooey
TGIF =)
August 17th, 2007 at 1:54 amTGIF =)
Comment by Wayne — August 17, 2007 @ 1:54 am
TGIBT. :)
(TGI bed time)
Goodnight, Wayne!
August 17th, 2007 at 1:59 am“violinâ€
yeah, right
we all know exactly who you are, freak
Comment by VerbalKint — August 17, 2007 @ 12:05 am
——
I like it - it remind me that Nero fiddles while Rome burns. I wonder if Nero had a ranch in Crawford?
August 17th, 2007 at 2:14 amFinally, these deaths are ALL worth it because the surge is working as evidenced by less deaths in Baghdad and more Sunnis actually fighting Al-Qaeda in Anbar.
Comment by Deadsoldiersmakealibsday — August 16, 2007 @ 11:47 pm
Anti-war does not mean Anti-American OR Anti-troops.
August 17th, 2007 at 2:16 amBesides, THE SURGE IS WORKING!!! (How much blood is enough?)
Strange how that ‘violin’ sounds alot like a ‘mandolin’.
violin = mandolin
August 17th, 2007 at 2:17 amyou should watch that video for my tune
“have you heard about the war”
…….while you read this.
………. give you the full picture ya know…
http://youtube.com/watch?v=o10naVkCmQc
August 17th, 2007 at 2:20 amNews flash!
Jenna Bush say’s “I will”.
Question was: Are you getting married just for the name-change?
August 17th, 2007 at 2:47 amHey Cons, anything to distract from the hopeless quagmire your blind servitude to Dumbya has cost.
Oh the Chickenhawks are SO thankful for your death, instead of THEIR OWN.
August 17th, 2007 at 2:55 amLooks like a lot of Alaska repuglicans are headed for the pokey. Pete Domenici is right behind you boys.
August 17th, 2007 at 2:58 amtest
August 17th, 2007 at 3:07 amPROSTITUTION
PROSTITUTION IN IRAQ- PROSTITUTION AMONG REPUBLICANS
August 17th, 2007 at 4:46 am>This makes Bush look bad, so the libs love it.
REALITY makes bush look bad. Reporting reality is not equivalent to rejoicing in it. Basically you want reality to be denied and concealed so Duh Furher doesnt lose popularity.
> They would be all for 100,000 dead Americans
Only if they were unwanted embryos.. how many troops would be dying if they wernt in Iraq…?
August 17th, 2007 at 5:13 amAnd over 500,000 Americans died under the first Republican President, Lincoln.
August 17th, 2007 at 5:25 amWhat hope do you have against people fighting to protect their homeland? On their side: strength, persistence, dignity, anger, nothing-to-loseness; on your side, greed, selfishness,incompetence, George Bush
Yankee go home! Enuf said!
August 17th, 2007 at 5:33 amThe number of reported deaths and injuries of coalition forces are much higher because the statistics of mercenaries fighting are not included.
And the number of mercenaries practically doubles our fighting forces…. the problems posed by this unaccountable force will continue to haunt us, or at least those of us with a little conscious about the Iraq War, the destruction of that country and the inevitable repercussions.
August 17th, 2007 at 6:09 amdignity
Is that what you call it when some savage drives a car-bomb into a market?
August 17th, 2007 at 7:25 amIt’s the neo-cons that orchestrated this war that don’t seem to care about how many soldiers or Iraqi civilians die, just so long as we keep the oil rolling into Haliburton.
It’s the neo-cons that refused to properly armor our soldiers and their vehicles, increasing the death count that could have been reduced by expending money on our troops safety.
It’s the neo-cons that equate questioning of the administration and their egregious actions with “anti-Americanâ€.
I can’t wait for a Democratic President to labele all questioners as “anti-American†when are in office. The Christian attitude is to treat people as you want to be treated. That means all the neo-cons want to be labeled anti-American, tortured, sent to prosecute wars of occupation and have their family killed on the battlefield, all legislation held up by threats of veto and filibustered.
August 17th, 2007 at 7:30 am#95 - “dignity Is that what you call it when some savage drives a car-bomb into a market?” Comment by Puffy — August 17, 2007 @ 7:25 am
No, it’s what you call it when soldiers die because their vehicle wan’t properly armored.
Can’t spend money on soldiers. The rich need their tax-breaks, donchaknow?
/sarcasm
August 17th, 2007 at 7:32 amadd 1001 US civillian contractors too
1001 was a month ago
thats reallt 5001
+ 1 million Iraqis
August 17th, 2007 at 7:42 amTobey Tall is right: the death/suffering of “contractors” is a major untold story. Some are military mercenaries, others are simply civilian workers brought into the combat zone to do work formerly done by soldiers. Many severely wounded will suffer with no acknowledgment nor long-term care for their disabilities. It’s one of the grimmer sides of the “privitization” of the military. Needless to say, there are huge profits involved, often concealed behind military secrecy.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:07 amNo, it’s what you call it when soldiers die because their vehicle wan’t properly armored.
Can’t spend money on soldiers. The rich need their tax-breaks, donchaknow?
Translation: “Woe is me, my life sucks and its someone else’s fault! Waaa.”
August 17th, 2007 at 8:09 amI can’t wait for a Democratic President to labele all questioners as “anti-American†when are in office.
Then you will be waiting a while. Hillary is going to be your nominee, whether you like it or not, and even demorats dont want to vote for her. Nothing will bring out conservative voters like putting the name “Hillary Clinton” on the ballot.
Youre done in ‘08.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:12 amIn 1994 Dick Cheney says:
“And the question for the president, was how many additional dead Americans is Saddam worth? … Our judgment was, not very many, and I think we got it right.”
That was the last time Cheney said anything that was right.
August 17th, 2007 at 8:29 amTranslation: “Woe is me, my life sucks and its someone else’s fault! Waaa.â€
Comment by Rump Ranger — August 17, 2007 @ 8:09 am
So much for the “Republicans support the troops.”
August 17th, 2007 at 8:52 am3705
August 17th, 2007 at 9:01 amTranslation: “Woe is me, my life sucks and its someone else’s fault! Waaa.â€
Comment by Rump Ranger — August 17, 2007 @ 8:09 am
You are suggesting that our troops are crybabies if they complain about improperly armored vehicles????? You’re right — if they aren’t total wimps, they should be willing to fight with unarmored vehicles, weapons that jam, and long deployments with little respite in between. They should be willing to die in somebody else’s civil war. Can’t imagine why more people aren’t signing up!
August 17th, 2007 at 9:10 amDon’t mention the one million Iraqis. That really makes the right mad.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:30 amYoure done in ‘08.
Comment by Puffy — August 17, 2007 @ 8:12 am
Heh. GOP is done now, forever. Suck on that, pissy.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:35 am#60 - Your comment disgusts me. I can’t believe that you are actually implying that I ENJOY troop deaths? Is that really your argument? Why not look at the facts and see why we “libs” are against this war (along with many fed up republicans and a great number of veterans - including Iraq vets). Then make an argument showing WHY we are wrong. The facts show little improvement and as more and more evidence shows, we were deliberately lied into a war that was not only unnecessary, but dangerous. It was dangerous to the Middle East that was making good progress towards westernization (democracy) until WE attacked Iraq. Even more disturbing, is that it was EXTREMELY dangerous for the United States AND CHENEY and the Bush administration knew it - he said exactly what would happen on August 15, 1994 when asked why they didn’t invade Baghdad.
Besides all of these facts, you choose to try to demonize me and others of my view - How many friends and comrades have you loaded on a medevac helicoptor? How many caskets of your good friends have you carried because of this war? Well if the answer is zero, then maybe you should sign your butt up to fight for this glorious war instead of championing it like you are a hero. Instead you “stand behing” WAY BEHIND other people who are going back into combat AGAIN AND AGAIN without enough rest. You are certainly noble.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:01 amHow many friends and comrades have you loaded on a medevac helicoptor? How many caskets of your good friends have you carried because of this war? Well if the answer is zero, then maybe you should sign your butt up to fight for this glorious war instead of championing it like you are a hero. Instead you “stand behing†WAY BEHIND other people who are going back into combat AGAIN AND AGAIN without enough rest. You are certainly noble.
Comment by DanCaveman
Good post Dan, but this is unfortunately, the typical behavior of the Chickenhawk trolls here,following the Chickenhawk BushCo talking points from the soon-to-depart rover.
But you do have to admire their devotion to duty from behind their M-79 keyboard/grenade launchers from mom’s bunker (basement).
August 17th, 2007 at 10:05 amI don’t understand the “chickenhawk” argument. Are you saying that unless I sign up to fight I can’t have a legitimate pro-war position? Why is that?
By that reasoning, unless you go have an abortion you can’t be pro-choice.
Makes no sense to me.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:21 amHere’s a trivia question for the chickenhawks:
How many rotations does it take to arm an M-79 grenade?
August 17th, 2007 at 10:23 amWhat’s the purpose of that?
For libs the Iraq death count is like when Mcdonalds use to advertise one billion hamburgers served.
US 4000 soldiers died!
Our US soldiers are just a number to them as they feign indignation.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:23 amBy that reasoning, unless you go have an abortion you can’t be pro-choice.
Makes no sense to me.
Comment by Cynicon Implant
The difference is, I served my country in combat and you didn’t. I was capable of serving and did, you are capable of serving and don’t. ANd I, as a man, can’t have an abortion, but you, as a man, are the one speaking out against it (As are most of the anti-choicers: Men whose bodies aren’t impacted by that choice.)
Does that reasoning work for you?
August 17th, 2007 at 10:28 amI, as a man, can’t have an abortion, but you, as a man, are the one speaking out against it (As are most of the anti-choicers: Men whose bodies aren’t impacted by that choice.)
Does that reasoning work for you?
Comment by upside00
Actually, I’m pro-choice and I too find it annoying that the idiots you see protesting in front of clinics are heavily men.
But back to the chickenhawk thing… why do you think that the founding fathers gave civilians authority over the military?
August 17th, 2007 at 10:32 amIt’s just a number, just a comma. Bush and his smaglicking defenders don’t care about the soldiers, they will gladly throw our country’s finest soldiers and $10 billion a week away so they don’t have to admit that Bush was dead wrong.
Please, a little more dead and a little less wrong there Chimp.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:32 amdidn’t it actually hit 5000? i mean, as of last june there have been 1001 private u.s. contractors killed in iraq. the private security services are also part of the coalition.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:33 amBut back to the chickenhawk thing… why do you think that the founding fathers gave civilians authority over the military?
Comment by Cynicon Implant — August 17, 2007 @ 10:32 am
No, they gave it to the Executive Branch, which at the time was to have a REAL man in the office. General Washington, as I recall, actually did log some combat time. Plus, they never dreamed we would have such incompetent scumbags in the WH and idiots who voted them in - TWICE, when they wrote that.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:39 amBy the way Bob, (#112) my questions were also for you.
You so easily question my concern for the troops and insult me as to think I like the fact I have had friends die on the battlefield. Great friends that, as well as I, would lay there lives down - again and again - for the ideals of this country; however, they were in a battlefield that they should not have been on. The results of which are doing more to HARM the ideals they died for and I would gladly give mine.
I would re-sign in a heartbeat if I thought this were the major threat to our country - the problem is the major threat is here at home while our bravest men have been sent to a far off land by those who are the most dangerous and continue to dismantle our great country.
I want the US to be the Hero NOT the bully!
August 17th, 2007 at 10:57 amI want the US to be the Hero NOT the bully!
Comment by DanCaveman — August 17, 2007 @ 10:57 am
VERY well said, Dan. And exactly the feelings I had upon returning from Vietnam. Too bad we don’t learn from our mistakes.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:01 amAnyone know why so many of my posts are getting removed or not posted at all?
August 17th, 2007 at 11:10 amHey upside00,
I have always had great respect for the Vietnam Vets, but now I think I share the same frustrations.
Keep up the fight!
August 17th, 2007 at 11:12 amI have always had great respect for the Vietnam Vets, but now I think I share the same frustrations.
Keep up the fight!
Comment by DanCaveman — August 17, 2007 @ 11:12 am
Back at Ya! We need more of the current vets to come forward, like yourselves.
It saddens me to say, that I was telling all my friends at the run-up tp the Iraq invasion, that this had Vietnam Deja Vu written all over it, and most of them thought I was suffering from a delayed Agent Orange reaction or combat flashback.
Now, it is too eerily similar.
August 17th, 2007 at 11:17 amNow, it is too eerily similar.
Comment by upside00 — August 17, 2007 @ 11:17 am
I remember the Gulf of Tonkin incident like it was yesterday…
August 17th, 2007 at 12:08 pmSo many people (self included) sucked it up like sweet, sweet kool aid…
George W. Bush, and those in the administration who decided to attack Iraq in order to occupy it, ignoring Osama bin Laden, are 100% to blame for each of those 4,000 deaths. They should be publicly hung - yet there they are, still in power. Disgusting.
August 17th, 2007 at 2:05 pmWe have lost more American in this unnecessary war than we lost on 9-11.
August 17th, 2007 at 10:15 pmBig Ben L. has killed to date, over 7,000 humans, so if he can keep you engaged in battle, he’s winning by killing you on his land, why travel accross the oceans when you can do it in your own backyard and hide.
September 13th, 2007 at 9:31 pm