Comments on: White House Preparing Strategy To ‘Water Down’ Pessimistic Reports From Iraq http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:14:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jake3988 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047494 jake3988 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:54:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047494 The media says it's going bad, generals have said its bad, TWO NIE intelligence reports said it was going bad, the Senate judiciary committee said it's going bad... and now the government accountability office says it's going bad. How many more times does this asshole need to keep denying it's going bad? The media says it’s going bad, generals have said its bad, TWO NIE intelligence reports said it was going bad, the Senate judiciary committee said it’s going bad… and now the government accountability office says it’s going bad.

How many more times does this asshole need to keep denying it’s going bad?

]]> By: tarazan http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047380 tarazan Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:13:58 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047380 The Congress approved and released money for Bush few months ago,so he can come back with 'Benchmarks' met.... The problem is the media keeps talking about the 'surge',but have little coverage of the 'benchamarks' that Bush supposed to meet.... Unless the public know what Bush accomplished,this thing can drag on again for months if not years and more money will be sought by Bush and Cheney. Bush for sure will attempt to put a nice face on this 'Surge', but the Congress must go back and look at 'what has been achieved vs. what has been promised'. The Congress approved and released money for Bush few months ago,so he can come back with ‘Benchmarks’ met….
The problem is the media keeps talking about the ’surge’,but have little coverage of the ‘benchamarks’ that Bush supposed to meet….

Unless the public know what Bush accomplished,this thing can drag on again for months if not years and more money will be sought by Bush and Cheney.
Bush for sure will attempt to put a nice face on this ‘Surge’, but the Congress must go back and look at ‘what has been achieved vs. what has been promised’.

]]> By: RUCerious http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047331 RUCerious Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:58:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047331 They'd better get out the water cannon. They’d better get out the water cannon.

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047310 toasterhead Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:48:56 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047310 <i>mr. p? why d’you call him/her that? Comment by James Saville Row — August 30, 2007 @ 11:46 am</i> Mr. P, aka Mr. President, aka several dozen other names, is a regular troll who stops by several times a day to derail discussions with right-wing talking points and assorted lunacy. mr. p? why d’you call him/her that?

Comment by James Saville Row — August 30, 2007 @ 11:46 am

Mr. P, aka Mr. President, aka several dozen other names, is a regular troll who stops by several times a day to derail discussions with right-wing talking points and assorted lunacy.

]]> By: James Saville Row http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047302 James Saville Row Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:46:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047302 Comment by upside00 — August 30, 2007 @ 11:37 am mr. p? why d'you call him/her that? Comment by upside00 — August 30, 2007 @ 11:37 am

mr. p? why d’you call him/her that?

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047285 toasterhead Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:39:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047285 Also - the photo for this entry reminds me of the "Wish You Were Here" album cover. Except George Bush isn't on fire. Too bad. Also – the photo for this entry reminds me of the “Wish You Were Here” album cover. Except George Bush isn’t on fire.

Too bad.

]]> By: TripMaster Monkey http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047281 TripMaster Monkey Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:38:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047281 Animal Thug sez: <blockquote><strong></strong><em>You seize Foreign assets</em></blockquote> So, you just steal other people's stuff. Remind me of the difference between your strategy and that of our current administration, cuz I'm not really seein' it... Animal Thug sez:

You seize Foreign assets

So, you just steal other people’s stuff.

Remind me of the difference between your strategy and that of our current administration, cuz I’m not really seein’ it…

]]> By: upside00 http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047275 upside00 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:37:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047275 <em>I agree. He is not worth a drop of spit! Comment by James Saville Row — August 30, 2007 @ 11:30 am</em> a thug, qbert etc, are all our favorite play troll, mr. p. Just ignore him and he will get mad, rant, change to a few more names like sonny red and black and then go a way for a while when no one will play with him. Or will call everyone here a racist. He is so predictable. I agree. He is not worth a drop of spit!

Comment by James Saville Row — August 30, 2007 @ 11:30 am

a thug, qbert etc, are all our favorite play troll, mr. p. Just ignore him and he will get mad, rant, change to a few more names like sonny red and black and then go a way for a while when no one will play with him. Or will call everyone here a racist. He is so predictable.

]]> By: James Saville Row http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047259 James Saville Row Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:30:02 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047259 Comment by toasterhead — August 30, 2007 @ 10:57 am I agree. He is not worth a drop of spit! Comment by toasterhead — August 30, 2007 @ 10:57 am

I agree. He is not worth a drop of spit!

]]> By: missmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047243 missmolly Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:23:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047243 It’s funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap. Why? How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements. You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence. How sad! Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 11:01 am It's even more funny that you believe it's the left that supports globalization. The left hasn't closed American factories and moved manufacturing jobs to third world countries. The left hasn't outsourced customer service and tech support positions to India. The left hasn't gotten us into a bottomless pit of debt, allowing China to hold mortgages on us. The left hasn't squelched efforts to develop forms of alternative energy, nor have they encouraged sucking down so much in the way of fossil fuels that we are the most dependent nation on earth on middle east oil. I don't agree with your isolationist views completely, but you do have a few valid points about oil dependence, alternative energy, and out of control debt. You're just pointing your finger of blame in the wrong direction. It’s funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap.
Why?
How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements.

You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence.
How sad!

Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 11:01 am

It’s even more funny that you believe it’s the left that supports globalization.

The left hasn’t closed American factories and moved manufacturing jobs to third world countries.

The left hasn’t outsourced customer service and tech support positions to India.

The left hasn’t gotten us into a bottomless pit of debt, allowing China to hold mortgages on us.

The left hasn’t squelched efforts to develop forms of alternative energy, nor have they encouraged sucking down so much in the way of fossil fuels that we are the most dependent nation on earth on middle east oil.

I don’t agree with your isolationist views completely, but you do have a few valid points about oil dependence, alternative energy, and out of control debt. You’re just pointing your finger of blame in the wrong direction.

]]> By: James Saville Row http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047225 James Saville Row Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:18:16 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047225 As a Progressive I support the Iranian regime! They are a peace loving progressive nation. They have the best Human rights record! [...]Comment by Qbert — August 30, 2007 @ 10:43 am So, hey lets nuke 'em GDmn it! Lets start a nuclear engagement with Iran's partners - Russia and China. Lets hike up war spending to $10 Billion/week for both the Iraq and (based on your drift) Iran wars. Oh, sorry. I forgot the GOPrs have gone back on their 'promise' of fiscal responsibility and small government as demostrated by the 109th Congress. Who knows, maybe in 30 years (if we get lucky and are still alive after it all), we would have finished cleaning-up the mess from the repercussions of both wars. And yeah, at that time, we would have total control over the fiefdoms of the middle-east and their oil as well. What the heck is this nazi-lockstep trolling GOPr smoking? As a Progressive I support the Iranian regime!
They are a peace loving progressive nation.
They have the best Human rights record!
[...]Comment by Qbert — August 30, 2007 @ 10:43 am

So, hey lets nuke ‘em GDmn it! Lets start a nuclear engagement with Iran’s partners – Russia and China. Lets hike up war spending to $10 Billion/week for both the Iraq and (based on your drift) Iran wars. Oh, sorry. I forgot the GOPrs have gone back on their ‘promise’ of fiscal responsibility and small government as demostrated by the 109th Congress.

Who knows, maybe in 30 years (if we get lucky and are still alive after it all), we would have finished cleaning-up the mess from the repercussions of both wars. And yeah, at that time, we would have total control over the fiefdoms of the middle-east and their oil as well.

What the heck is this nazi-lockstep trolling GOPr smoking?

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047220 toasterhead Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:15:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047220 <i>Gee — what happened to you in a 23 minute span of time? Did your life suddenly get bad? Comment by missmolly — August 30, 2007 @ 11:13 am </i> The Harrod-Doner endogenous growth model can do that to a guy :D Gee — what happened to you in a 23 minute span of time? Did your life suddenly get bad?

Comment by missmolly — August 30, 2007 @ 11:13 am

The Harrod-Doner endogenous growth model can do that to a guy :D

]]> By: missmolly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-3/#comment-4047218 missmolly Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:13:52 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047218 Why are you guys so negative? Is life really that bad for you all! Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 10:30 am Let the world go to hell! Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 10:53 am --------------------------------------------- Gee -- what happened to you in a 23 minute span of time? Did your life suddenly get bad? Why are you guys so negative?
Is life really that bad for you all!

Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 10:30 am

Let the world go to hell!

Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 10:53 am

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Gee — what happened to you in a 23 minute span of time? Did your life suddenly get bad?

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047210 Doc Rock Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:09:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047210 And the spin begins! CNN, ABC-Disney, the fat boy, Faux, Bowtie (I Beats 'em Up) Tucker, the whole cast will be out spinning, weaving, and bopping! And the spin begins! CNN, ABC-Disney, the fat boy, Faux, Bowtie (I Beats ‘em Up) Tucker, the whole cast will be out spinning, weaving, and bopping!

]]> By: toasterhead http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047209 toasterhead Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:08:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047209 <i>It’s funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap. Why? How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements. You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence. How sad! Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 11:01 am</i> Because we live in the real world. The days when you could even talk about "isolationism" as an economic and sociopolitical possibility are long gone. Globalization is here and it's going to stay. Now there are a lot of aspects of it that I feel need to be fixed, but to completely throw the global economy away is simply ludicrous. It’s funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap.
Why?
How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements.

You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence.
How sad!

Comment by Animal Thug — August 30, 2007 @ 11:01 am

Because we live in the real world. The days when you could even talk about “isolationism” as an economic and sociopolitical possibility are long gone. Globalization is here and it’s going to stay. Now there are a lot of aspects of it that I feel need to be fixed, but to completely throw the global economy away is simply ludicrous.

]]> By: Dave C http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047206 Dave C Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:07:27 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047206 Thug, that might be hard to do with the $9 trillion in debt you're currently adding to. And your govt seems to think that taxes are bad so it's going to be tough to finance significant change while servicing this debt. Couple that with a lack of trade with other countries & your revenue base will be limited at best. Whether you support global trade or foreign ownership is a moot point, a significant % of the U.S. is owned by foreigners & a significant % of your revenue comes from selling to foreign countries. You'd become an Amish country in order to turn this stuff back. I doubt your MP3 playing/XBOX watching/credit card using public will go for that. Thug, that might be hard to do with the $9 trillion in debt you’re currently adding to. And your govt seems to think that taxes are bad so it’s going to be tough to finance significant change while servicing this debt. Couple that with a lack of trade with other countries & your revenue base will be limited at best. Whether you support global trade or foreign ownership is a moot point, a significant % of the U.S. is owned by foreigners & a significant % of your revenue comes from selling to foreign countries. You’d become an Amish country in order to turn this stuff back. I doubt your MP3 playing/XBOX watching/credit card using public will go for that.

]]> By: barfly http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047203 barfly Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:06:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047203 "It will be painful at 1st but after a few years we will live in a self sufficient economic paradise." Dream on. The "captains of industry" would never stand for it. “It will be painful at 1st but after a few years we will live in a self sufficient economic paradise.”

Dream on. The “captains of industry” would never stand for it.

]]> By: Sane American http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047195 Sane American Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:03:10 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047195 <strong>Psychotics, like Bush are fixated on a certain view of the world and of their place in it. They ignore any and all information that might challenge their delusions. Gradually, they retreat into the inner recesses of their tormented mind and become dysfunctional.</strong> Psychotics, like Bush are fixated on a certain view of the world and of their place in it. They ignore any and all information that might challenge their delusions. Gradually, they retreat into the inner recesses of their tormented mind and become dysfunctional.

]]> By: pluege http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047188 pluege Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:01:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047188 for a president and administration that has failed so spectacularly, its ironic that they would accuse anyone of "locking in failure". They've proven all too well, time and time again that they have no concept what is prone to fail, or constitutes failure, and what is needed for success. They know only what they want - and that is deemed success, and what they don't want - which is designated as failure - NO FACTS ARE NEEDED OR WANTED. . for a president and administration that has failed so spectacularly, its ironic that they would accuse anyone of “locking in failure”. They’ve proven all too well, time and time again that they have no concept what is prone to fail, or constitutes failure, and what is needed for success.

They know only what they want – and that is deemed success, and what they don’t want – which is designated as failure – NO FACTS ARE NEEDED OR WANTED.
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]]> By: Animal Thug http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/comment-page-2/#comment-4047189 Animal Thug Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:01:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2007/08/30/white-house-water-down/#comment-4047189 Dave C, How dom you solve the issues you mentioned? Hmmm> You begin a program of self sufficiencie. You seize Foreign assets put Tarrifs on their good. Rebuild factories and use altarnative energy. It will be painful at 1st but after a few years we will live in a self sufficient economic paradise. It's funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap. Why? How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements. You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence. How sad! Dave C,
How dom you solve the issues you mentioned?
Hmmm>

You begin a program of self sufficiencie.
You seize Foreign assets put Tarrifs on their good.
Rebuild factories and use altarnative energy.
It will be painful at 1st but after a few years we will live in a self sufficient economic paradise.

It’s funny that you Leftists support this globalization crap.
Why?
How about America being free of foreign ownership and foreign entanglements.

You Leftists support the eroding of US Independence.
How sad!

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