Comments on: Right-Wing Operatives Plot To Overthrow Maliki, Replace Him With Reliable Collaborator Allawi http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 21:58:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bintdeeb http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4037542 Bintdeeb Sun, 26 Aug 2007 13:22:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4037542 BGR has a finger in all sorts of pies. The firm managed to overturn the federal recognition of two of the oldest northeastern American Indian tribes through its political clout and White House connections. These people are bad to the bone, driven by money and power and nothing -- nothing! -- else. See these: http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096414946 http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096414950 http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415656 BGR has a finger in all sorts of pies. The firm managed to overturn the federal recognition of two of the oldest northeastern American Indian tribes through its political clout and White House connections. These people are bad to the bone, driven by money and power and nothing — nothing! — else. See these:

http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096414946
http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096414950
http://indiancountry.com/content.cfm?id=1096415656

]]> By: The High Road into the Null Anus of God http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4033965 The High Road into the Null Anus of God Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:54:46 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4033965 > Bush wants a puppet government in Iraq that will do > what he says regardless of whether it is in the best > interest of the Iraqis or not. Right.. what he doesnt realize (or should I say, one of the thousand things he doesnt realize) is that the Shia majority isnt going to put up with this.. they are going to resist and the United States has neither the stomach, nor the goodwill left to crush the revolt that would ensue.. before this is all over, the united states is going to be desparately wishing they could find someone as brutal as saddam to crush the people demanding democracy.. > Bush wants a puppet government in Iraq that will do
> what he says regardless of whether it is in the best
> interest of the Iraqis or not.

Right.. what he doesnt realize (or should I say, one of the thousand things he doesnt realize) is that the Shia majority isnt going to put up with this.. they are going to resist and the United States has neither the stomach, nor the goodwill left to crush the revolt that would ensue.. before this is all over, the united states is going to be desparately wishing they could find someone as brutal as saddam to crush the people demanding democracy..

]]> By: Probus http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4033943 Probus Fri, 24 Aug 2007 07:19:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4033943 Bush is only looking for someone who doesn't function independent of his neo-conservative agenda. Replacing Maliki will further weaken an already weak government. Providing democracy for the Iraqis was never really a goal. Bush wants a puppet government in Iraq that will do what he says regardless of whether it is in the best interest of the Iraqis or not. Bush is only looking for someone who doesn’t function independent of his neo-conservative agenda. Replacing Maliki will further weaken an already weak government. Providing democracy for the Iraqis was never really a goal. Bush wants a puppet government in Iraq that will do what he says regardless of whether it is in the best interest of the Iraqis or not.

]]> By: if you don't blog you're little people http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4033884 if you don't blog you're little people Fri, 24 Aug 2007 06:09:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4033884 I hate my freaking imperialist country, we need to go back to the pre Teddy Roosevelt days to redeem ourselves in the eyes of the world. I hate my freaking imperialist country, we need to go back to the pre Teddy Roosevelt days to redeem ourselves in the eyes of the world.

]]> By: The High Road into the Null Anus of God http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4033846 The High Road into the Null Anus of God Fri, 24 Aug 2007 05:51:00 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4033846 >Kinda like how 650,000 Iraqis kill >then it went to 1,000,000. >NICE ROUND NUMBERS HEH:) Yes genius, but the only difference is its easier to count dead Iraqi's than it is dead "terrorists". Do we count the government sponsored shia death squads who attack americans as terrorists? Do we could count the sunni insurgents who are fighting those death squads as terrorists also, or only if they attack american troops as well? Is there alot of hot terrorist on terrorist violence going on? Inquiring minds want to know... This is a great thread...I havent even seen a single troll try and even semi-coherently defend this.. its because its pretty indefensive... cross "bring the iraqis democracy" off the list of reasons we are still in Iraq.. heheheh >Kinda like how 650,000 Iraqis kill
>then it went to 1,000,000.
>NICE ROUND NUMBERS HEH:)

Yes genius, but the only difference is its easier to count dead Iraqi’s than it is dead “terrorists”. Do we count the government sponsored shia death squads who attack americans as terrorists? Do we could count the sunni insurgents who are fighting those death squads as terrorists also, or only if they attack american troops as well? Is there alot of hot terrorist on terrorist violence going on? Inquiring minds want to know…

This is a great thread…I havent even seen a single troll try and even semi-coherently defend this.. its because its pretty indefensive… cross “bring the iraqis democracy” off the list of reasons we are still in Iraq.. heheheh

]]> By: Ernest A. Don http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4033543 Ernest A. Don Fri, 24 Aug 2007 03:36:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4033543 Facts: No oil is flowing from Northern Iraq to Israel as of today. Al-Maliki is not able to deliver on the transfer of 80% of Iraq's oil fields into the hands of Exxon, etc Now, is anybody still wondering why Sen(s) Levin and Clinton are calling for Al-Maliki's outster? Please repeat after me: It's the oil, stupid! Facts: No oil is flowing from Northern Iraq to Israel as of today.
Al-Maliki is not able to deliver on the transfer of 80% of Iraq’s oil
fields into the hands of Exxon, etc

Now, is anybody still wondering why Sen(s) Levin and Clinton are
calling for Al-Maliki’s outster?

Please repeat after me: It’s the oil, stupid!

]]> By: Neo http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032475 Neo Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:15:41 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032475 So does this make Carl Levin Right Wing as in "<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/20/AR2007082000871.html?hpid=topnews" rel="nofollow">Senator Calls for Maliki's Ouster</a>" ? So does this make Carl Levin Right Wing as in “Senator Calls for Maliki’s Ouster” ?

]]> By: shane http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032355 shane Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:40:01 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032355 Makarios hEYOOOooOoooOoOOooooOOOoooOO! Comment by Bob — August 23, 2007 @ 1:54 pm Mr. P and CT back "together" again. How romantic. Makarios hEYOOOooOoooOoOOooooOOOoooOO!

Comment by Bob — August 23, 2007 @ 1:54 pm

Mr. P and CT back “together” again. How romantic.

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032299 Keith Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:13:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032299 The figure of 655,000 was for extra violent deaths from March 2003 invasion to July 2006. About a week ago the estimated number went over one million. Their methodology has been called sound and robust by the British Defense Ministry and has been used all over the world for years. You really should improve your sources of information or you will never learn anything. The figure of 655,000 was for extra violent deaths from March 2003 invasion to July 2006. About a week ago the estimated number went over one million. Their methodology has been called sound and robust by the British Defense Ministry and has been used all over the world for years.

You really should improve your sources of information or you will never learn anything.

]]> By: Bob http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032261 Bob Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:54:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032261 Makarios hEYOOOooOoooOoOOooooOOOoooOO! Makarios hEYOOOooOoooOoOOooooOOOoooOO!

]]> By: Bob http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032258 Bob Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:53:48 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032258 10,000 Terrorists Killed Or Captured In Iraq In 2007 Yea GO Bush! Comment by Bob Wow, thats a really round number. Comment by Juan C ---------------------------- Kinda like how 650,000 Iraqis kill then it went to 1,000,000. NICE ROUND NUMBERS HEH:) 10,000 Terrorists Killed Or Captured In Iraq In 2007
Yea GO Bush!
Comment by Bob

Wow, thats a really round number.

Comment by Juan C
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Kinda like how 650,000 Iraqis kill then it went to 1,000,000.
NICE ROUND NUMBERS HEH:)

]]> By: ebbAndflow http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032227 ebbAndflow Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:41:04 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032227 Bush was for Malaki before he was against him - then he was for him. (yesterday's telling remark by gwb: stating Malaki was a good [started to say' guy' before looking at his crib notes] man. The equivalent of 'heck of a job...' Reading between the lines: Malaki will be getting the 'purple thumbs' down. Bush was for Malaki before he was against him – then he was for him. (yesterday’s telling remark by gwb: stating Malaki was a good [started to say' guy' before looking at his crib notes] man. The equivalent of ‘heck of a job…’ Reading between the lines: Malaki will be getting the ‘purple thumbs’ down.

]]> By: Mark http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032175 Mark Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:21:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032175 Perhaps this is linked to Bush's Vietnam annalogy and Maliki will soon find himself on a one way ride in the back of an APC as Diem did? Perhaps this is linked to Bush’s Vietnam annalogy and Maliki will soon find himself on a one way ride in the back of an APC as Diem did?

]]> By: gummitch http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032166 gummitch Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:18:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032166 <em>TP administraters, you have the power (as per many of my own posts) Erase this d1ckwad so we can stay on topic. This is a very important thread! Comment by DRxJ — August 23, 2007 @ 12:58 pm</em> I agree with you, but in the meantime we can simply ignore the idiot until it wanders off in pursuit of other entertainment. TP administraters, you have the power (as per many of my own posts)
Erase this d1ckwad so we can stay on topic.
This is a very important thread!

Comment by DRxJ — August 23, 2007 @ 12:58 pm

I agree with you, but in the meantime we can simply ignore the idiot until it wanders off in pursuit of other entertainment.

]]> By: WilliamF http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032149 WilliamF Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:08:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032149 Overthrow...now there is an interesting democratic concept! Overthrow…now there is an interesting democratic concept!

]]> By: DRxJ http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032120 DRxJ Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:58:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032120 As a caucasion whose business allows for interaction of all cultures, I find the idea that a geek in his mother's basement "pretending" to be African American, and posting racist and bigotted remarks, highly offensive. TP administraters, you have the power (as per many of my own posts) Erase this d1ckwad so we can stay on topic. This is a very important thread! As a caucasion whose business allows for interaction of all cultures, I find the idea that a geek in his mother’s basement “pretending” to be African American, and posting racist and bigotted remarks, highly offensive.

TP administraters, you have the power (as per many of my own posts)
Erase this d1ckwad so we can stay on topic.
This is a very important thread!

]]> By: TerrytheTurtle http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032117 TerrytheTurtle Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:57:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032117 the only elections that have ever mattered to Iraqis are the American elections - 2000 - 2004. 2006 should have but nothing happened due to spineless Democrats. Any wonder Iraqis vote with their IEDs and AK47s? the only elections that have ever mattered to Iraqis are the American elections – 2000 – 2004. 2006 should have but nothing happened due to spineless Democrats.

Any wonder Iraqis vote with their IEDs and AK47s?

]]> By: Juan C http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032103 Juan C Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:53:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032103 Rasheed, dont forget about Gozer The Gozerian. ;) Rasheed, dont forget about Gozer The Gozerian. ;)

]]> By: Rasheed X http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032100 Rasheed X Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:53:09 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032100 Keith, My ancestors were brought here in chains by JUan's ancestors. They then sold us to the other White Devils. Heck they even used us(Buffalo Soldiers) to fight you! I understand ypour anger, the White man is evil but his time is up. Allah will unleash the Asians and Blacks to exterminate the Whiteman. You will be with us! Keith,
My ancestors were brought here in chains by JUan’s ancestors.
They then sold us to the other White Devils.
Heck they even used us(Buffalo Soldiers) to fight you!

I understand ypour anger, the White man is evil but his time is up.
Allah will unleash the Asians and Blacks to exterminate the Whiteman.
You will be with us!

]]> By: Keith http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/comment-page-3/#comment-4032089 Keith Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:19 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/23/bush-allies-allawi/#comment-4032089 I'm part Native American, so why don't you and Juan both go back to your own hemisphere. [sarcasm] I’m part Native American, so why don’t you and Juan both go back to your own hemisphere. [sarcasm]

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