Bush’s new Iraqi friend.
During his “surprise visit” to Iraq earlier this month, President Bush met with Sattar Abu Risha, the head of the Anbar Salvation Council who “has a rather unsavory reputation as one of the shadiest figures in the Sunni community.” Time magazine wrote that “Sheikh Sattar, whose tribe is notorious for highway banditry, is also building a personal militia, loyal not to the Iraqi government but only to him.” Marc Lynch writes, “It’s kind of humiliating to watch an American President get rolled by a two bit, corrupt petty shaykh.” More depressingly:
According to one widely disseminated account of their meeting, Bush acted shocked when Abu Risha complained about Sunnis being killed in Baghdad because of their names, claiming he had never heard of such things. … [I]f true, what an astonishingly depressing admission of ignorance of one of the most important aspects of the Iraqi situation: he has never heard of the ethnic cleansing of Baghdad.
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SOULmates…
September 9th, 2007 at 12:00 am…or is that…
…SOLDmates?
September 9th, 2007 at 12:01 am…only the House of Saud…
…knows for sure…
September 9th, 2007 at 12:02 amIt’s OK, he has smart people advising him.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:03 amRumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Powell. Smart people.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:04 amAnd people wonder why TP has been banned for our military. People are sick of this kind of criticism.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:08 amWhat an astonishingly ignorant statement.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:09 am“SOULmates…”
Comment by big papa — September 9, 2007 @ 12:00 am
That’s only if they HAVE souls.
“It’s kind of humiliating to watch an American President…” No, it’s always been humiliating to watch THIS American President.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:09 amJane,
…you’re absolutely correct…
…they have no souls…
September 9th, 2007 at 12:13 amhe has never heard of the ethnic cleansing of Baghdad.
Why am I not supprised?
September 9th, 2007 at 12:17 amThis is nuts, start a war in Iraq to remove the Sunni baathist regime from power, only to embrace it again.
Iim shocked I say….Dayum shocked..
September 9th, 2007 at 12:27 am“It’s kind of humiliating to watch an American President get rolled by a two bit, corrupt petty shaykh.â€
Since Bush was selected by the Supreme Court to be Prez.Think of how many times the jerk has embarassed good ole America.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:28 am…they have no souls…
Comment by big papa — September 9, 2007 @ 12:13 am
They are sociopaths. They have, quite literally, no capacity to experience empathy.
They do not care that the Iraqi people are human beings.
They do not understand that the Iraqis have families they are fighting to protect.
They do not care that to the Iraqi people, we are taking precious lives that matter to them, from them.
If you cut them, they damned well BLEED.
But sociopaths simply do not care, and do not care to understand why they should care. Their apathy, disdain and general lack of humanity will come to bite us all, every American and every ally, right in the ass.
If you believe in the concept of soul, all humans have a soul. It’s just that Bush and company don’t give a flying f*ck, and are more than happy to screw everyone over in the real world, for some sort of vile and sick reason: A reward in some afterlife. Kind of like receiving 42 virgins for the righteous death of a sanctioned martyr.
Idiots, all. Dangerous, all. They are precisely the kind of people that need to be locked up forever to protect society as a whole. Because invariably, sociopaths who gain power spread their twisted mental handicap to others. No more normal a sociopath seems, the more society is degraded.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:28 amOh yeah, Osama listens to Americans that like (R) Dennis Milligan who want another attack on America!
September 9th, 2007 at 12:28 amGreat post, Moderation (and it’s good to see you!)
September 9th, 2007 at 12:31 amThe search for the next Saddam? LOL. Looks like nobody buys the puppets we selected under the guise of “free and democratic elections” as a legitimate government - not us and certainly not the Iraqis.
Still, be very very careful what you ask for because you’re liable to get it, and when you do, you’re really screwed.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:32 amComment by Moderation #12
…I hear you Moderation…
…but I STILL believe DEMONS tread among us…
September 9th, 2007 at 12:35 amIt’s not that they have no souls, papa. It’s that they are willing to risk damning their souls for all eternity for their ambitions. I am an atheist, and do not believe in a soul, or an afterlife. However, these people supposedly do. I have read the bible from cover to cover more than once. These so-called men and women “of faith” indicate with their actions that they either have not read the bible, have cherry-picked the bible for the parts they like (mostly old-testament, mind you), and would be spat upon by the great thinker Yeshua.
Yeshua (Jesus; the Messiah according to both Christians and Muslims, mind you) would today be at the head of the peace movement, attempting to stop these bastards slaughtering in his name. The modern Republican party and their talking heads would label the man who wanted peace, always peace and never war, as a long-haired hippie moonbat who is a traitor and deserves to die.
They don’t understand a damned thing about the message of the man Yeshua. Not a damned word he said. They substitute what THEY believe for what HE believed, and they do so while invoking his name.
Vile, disgusting human beings.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:45 amThe modern Republican party and their talking heads would label the man who wanted peace, always peace and never war, as a long-haired hippie moonbat who is a traitor and deserves to die.
Comment by Moderation #17
…didn’t they already do that…
…once upon a time?
September 9th, 2007 at 12:48 amI want to make love to zooey’s hole.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:49 amFolks, the fact is that I have spent, and had my top notch researchers scouring the websites of George Mason University students, and well, I have a surprise, we found Mr P thru a very troubling photograph, but now we folks, we must help the demented cheeto pepsi, crowd, to get over their twisted habits, the fact is Mr P needs our help, please send refried beans folks.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/darylmex/th75.gif
September 9th, 2007 at 12:52 amReally. Bush would have been so much better off with an endorsement from Bin Laden like the Democrat party received.
September 9th, 2007 at 12:59 amHello, Jane. Nice to see you too. I haven’t been coming on nearly as much because I still have two very small children to help take care of, and I see that TP has still not done anything about the trolls. Therefore, my posting will be sporadic and I simply do not have the time or energy to debunk the imbecilic 30%ers (or paid shills, which are honestly even worse, in my opinion, for they are actively destroying society, rather than passively).
September 9th, 2007 at 1:00 amComment by Frank J #20
Hey Frank,
…done copulating your mommy in the basement?
…or was tonight your daughter’s turn?
September 9th, 2007 at 1:03 ambig papa…follow the link.
You are more than welcome, sir.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:03 amReally. Bush would have been so much better off with an endorsement from Bin Laden like the Democrat party received.
Comment by Frank J — September 9, 2007 @ 12:59 am
Bush has always had my endorsement. He is an old family friend, and although he is embarrassing in his ignorance and incompetence from time to time, we still need him as a ‘front” for our nefarious dealings, and his lack of brainpower makes him a perfect foil for us. Al Qaeda loves Bush, and would do anything it could to see him have another term; too bad about that amendment. He’s been great for us, we’re recruiting faster than we can keep up with, and the training is amazing, as Bush sends replacement targets by the thousands.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:05 am“It’s kind of humiliating to watch an American President get rolled by a two bit, corrupt petty shaykh.â€
Yeah, humiliating…like when they supported Pinochet, Suharto, Somoza, Saddam, the Shah…really nice folks.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:05 amHave you moonbats converted from paganism to Islam as your leader ordered in the video?
September 9th, 2007 at 1:08 amOsama and Gore agree on global warming. Osama and Harry Reid agree on the war in Iraq…interesting.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:11 amFrank J, still looking for that lost chromosome?
September 9th, 2007 at 1:14 amFrank J, you should know better. Islamists hate America, and its freedom, right? So why would anyone listen to some fundamentalist wacko? Did you convert to blowing up buildings like Tim McVeigh as your master TIM wanted you too?
And BTW Frank why does (R) Dennis Milligan want Osama to attack America again, has he converted?
September 9th, 2007 at 1:15 amDid (R) Warner convert Frank j?
How abbout Hoekstra?
How about the 51% of Republicans that think Iraq is quagmire?
How about Thomas Friedman, the noble cheerleader for war who noe sees it as useless?
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/darylmex/th75.gif
September 9th, 2007 at 1:17 amHeres your leader Mr P Dayrl Meth, he converted already.
If Islamics are so bad Frank J why is Bush trying to give them Democracy and buidling their nation?
Why do you hate the nation you bought Frank J? Dont you want to free the oppressed people in Iraq anymore?
September 9th, 2007 at 1:22 amHey, anybody seen Frank J around here? I heard he’s been beating off to my picture again, and I’m gonna kick his ass for him. It’ll probably give him 2 black eyes and a bloody nose too, if you know what I mean.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:25 amFrank, quick! Over here! You can hide w/ me and Ringo in this stall. Fred will never think of looking for you in here.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:27 amOsama and Gore agree on global warming. Osama and Harry Reid agree on the war in Iraq…interesting.
Comment by Frank J #27
…Frank’s ranting again…
…Ahh sh*t…
…that means little Timmy (the neighbor’s kid)…
… got Uncle Frankitized tonight…
September 9th, 2007 at 1:27 amComment by Mr P — September 9, 2007 @ 1:27 am
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
HILARIOUS!
September 9th, 2007 at 1:29 amMaybe the President can read his new friend My Pet Goat. That way the President can read his favorite book, and his new friend can realise what a live one he’s hooked. If he plays his cards right, foreign aid should be Flowing in a matter of weeks.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:34 amImpeach Bush and Cheney and Save the Constitution.
Hey Juan C,
…good to see you posting again…
…thanks for the link…
…loved that Youtube Bush video…
…that should definitely be mainstream…
…in a BIG WAY…
September 9th, 2007 at 1:35 amCheck out my new blog…
http://umarlee.com/ 2007/ 09/ 08/ check-out-this-site/ #comment-18209
September 9th, 2007 at 1:35 amBig papa, I would love to read you over there.
I dont come here often anymore. Too many little deliverance banjo boys posting…and too many damn good posters have gone away.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:40 amJuan,
my biggest hope is to get to post on the conned’selfserving fascist blogs…
…like redstate, et al…
…THEY’RE where the real idiots lurk…
September 9th, 2007 at 1:44 amOn topic:
So, a new buddy whose family needs to be flown away after some catastrophic event.
September 9th, 2007 at 2:35 amSo where is TP’s coverage of the HUGE Clinton scandal?
September 9th, 2007 at 4:16 amHere’s something TP doesn’t want you to know about!
September 9th, 2007 at 4:19 amThe Sadr Movement in Basra is warning the US military not to try to come into the province
September 9th, 2007 at 5:00 amThe real humiliation is that he is still acting as our president and has not been removed.
September 9th, 2007 at 6:46 amBush’s best buddy is Osama. Whenever there’s some inclination to do what is needed and end the idiot war, out comes a new Osama video as if delivered by the republicans themselves to scare the halfwits and their leaders Pelosi and Reed. It would be so comical if not for the fact that beneath it all is the murder of thousands and the plundering of billions.
September 9th, 2007 at 8:28 amOsama and Gore agree on global warming. Osama and Harry Reid agree on the war in Iraq…interesting.
Comment by Frank J
Is that so surprising? I have proven time and again that I am much smarter than the present Bush-led administration, so it follows that I would have similar opinions on matters of great significance with those who think through these things, rather than following the ignorant, fear-based lockstep reactionaries of the poor, foolish, losing American Reich wing. Come on, Frank J, I am defeating you from a cave. Perhaps you and Boosh should smarten up, and listen to your betters.
September 9th, 2007 at 8:51 amjeesh when will Republicans stop courting terrorists
September 9th, 2007 at 9:06 am“It’s kind of humiliating to watch an American President get rolled by a two bit, corrupt petty shaykh.â€
…to watch a two bit, corrupt president get rolled by a two bit, corrupt petty Sheikh = politics as usual. Dubya didn’t get “rolled”, I’m sure he was told to make friendly with the other thug by his masters, the Saudis.
Pathetic president.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:29 amThe Sadr Movement in Basra is warning the US military not to try to come into the province
Comment by Tobey Tall — September 9, 2007 @ 5:00 am
All the focus has been on the Sunni’s in al Anbar, because that’s the only good news in Iraq .. BUT…what’s going on in the South???The Brittish are pulling out…so who’s in control.? And what will the Shiite response be to America’s arming, training , and financing our new best friends in Iraq…. Sadaam’s former power base.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:37 amjeesh when will Republicans stop courting terrorists
Comment by Guido, OBGYN, LOver — September 9, 2007 @ 9:06 am
Not until war profiteering becomes less lucrative. Cheney’s been a traitor, by any measure, for many years. Follow the money, starting with the Bush family’s well-documented ties to Hitler.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:43 amI’m shocked. Our boy George doesn’t have the faintest idea of what’s going on? He’s uninformed? He lies? Say it isn’t so.
September 9th, 2007 at 9:46 amThe efforts of Sheikh Sattar are largely responsible for the turn around in Al Anbar, he may not be perfect, but his efforts are making an impact.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:02 amWhy would anyone be suprised at Bush’s ignorance of any subject important to a world leader? OPEC? APEC? What’s the difference. Austria? Australia? What’s the big deal. His people have said for six years that they make their own reality. So, shot in the back is an act of insurrection and counts, shot in the front is a mere crime and does not count. They just make it up. Do they even bother to tell him? He refuses to read newspapers and actually gloats of that fact. He knows only what he wants to know and so he knows nothing important. May God save the world from such men.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:50 amJust more evidence that there are too many fanatical factions to account for in that region. I’m afraid that the only thing that can hold a “nation” together there is a heavy-handed dictator. And the worst part? A secular Sunni is the best option. Bush Bashers will love this..I wrote it: http://www.nationalsquib.com/html/small_brain.html
September 9th, 2007 at 10:51 amYeshua (Jesus; the Messiah according to both Christians and Muslims, mind you) would today be at the head of the peace movement, attempting to stop these bastards slaughtering in his name.
This is the part I don’t understand. All the neoCONs call themselves good Christians and yet they support policies that would have horrified Jesus. They do the same with their attitude towards their neighbors. I really don’t think that Jesus’ motto would have been “I got mine now the hell with you”.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:53 amThe efforts of Sheikh Sattar are largely responsible for the turn around in Al Anbar, he may not be perfect, but his efforts are making an impact.
Comment by Another Chris
Please come back and tell us the same thing once the Sunni’s in that region turn around and use the weapons we have given them on us. I take it that you subscribe to the “the enemy of my enemy is my friend” theory. Unfortunately history has proven that this kind of thinking comes back and bites us in the butt.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:55 amReally. Bush would have been so much better off with an endorsement from Bin Laden like the Democrat party received.
Comment by Frank J
Sorry Francine. The plan is to make the American people know that Osama likes the Democrats so that all the people Bush has terrified for the last 6 years will vote for a Republican. That’s what the Bush Crime Family did in 2004 when they released the “Osama” tape right before the election and the kool-aid drinking public bought it.
Problem for the Republicans is that the public has weaned themselves from the kool-aid and they aren’t buying it any longer.
September 9th, 2007 at 10:58 amOsama and Gore agree on global warming. Osama and Harry Reid agree on the war in Iraq…interesting.
Comment by Frank J
Ok Francine, 85% of the people in this country agree with Gore on global warming and 67% of the people in this country agree with Reid on the “war” (occupation) of Iraq. So I guess that a large majority of Americans = Osama according to your thinking.
September 9th, 2007 at 11:02 am…
September 9th, 2007 at 11:14 amfrench cuffs…
that sattar dude is wearing french cuffs…
now that’s stylin’…
…
after 5 years the US dont control the road from the airport to the greenzone or ever will
September 9th, 2007 at 11:37 amEthnic cleansing? Ah thawt that was a Hispanish feller taking a cologne bath.
-The Decider
September 9th, 2007 at 11:38 amand while Bush is performing his clown routine in Iraq, nuclear warheads are being moved to Barksdale AFB. James Secor asks why?
Is there intended destination Iran perhaps?
H-Bombs Over Barksdale
B-52 Flexing Nuclear Muscles
By JAMES L. SECOR
“So. . .why was the B-52 flying to Barksdale with nuclear bombs? Dare we hazard a guess? Does anyone care?”
“Barksdale AFB is home of the mighty 8th Air Force, the only bomber war fighting headquarters. Go to their website and see them train for a real world air strike. The 8th Air Force carried out daily bombing raids in Europe during WWII; that is, they were responsible for the morally upright fire bombing of Dresden. To name one humanitarian exercise. On 13 August, Exercise Valiant Shield 2007, “the largest exercise of its kind in the Pacific,” ended eight days of “flying operations.” This is the air base that supplies air power over Afghanistan and Iraq. And, on 21 August, they repeated 12 May 1938 history by advancing “air power’s lethality” by intercepting a ship 1,000 miles off the east coast to showcase “the military’s ability to deter, dissuade or destroy maritime threats before they can harm U.S. citizens in the public eye.” Who attacks anybody by sea these days?What is 1,000 miles out in the Atlantic (only about 3,000 miles to Britain)? ”
http://www.counterpunch.org/secor09082007.html
September 9th, 2007 at 11:39 amIn Bush world he can meet with Sunni warlords and negotiate with terrorists and give money and promises to people who kill American troops and that is considered OK.
But Osama’s video with lame talking points is used as a sign of left wing Democratic collusion with Al Qaeda.
It is an upside down world.
-GSD
September 9th, 2007 at 11:46 amGSD …
September 9th, 2007 at 11:59 amthat is rich…
.
Water seeks it’s own level! “one of the shadiest characters” in the Middle East meets and allies with “one of the shadiest characters” in the West….East meets his Western counterpart at last!
Maybe they’ll head for the bathroom stall soon?
September 9th, 2007 at 12:21 pmtest
September 9th, 2007 at 1:41 pmWe are constantly embarrassed by our ignorant president - while he continues on his insanely ignorant path of destruction. Ethnic cleansing will require a little remedial homework for the boy king - it’s a new and unfamiliar concept.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:45 pmHe prefers the single-syllabled one or two word sentence.
BTW, Arabs do not believe the OBL tape is authentic.
September 9th, 2007 at 1:47 pmThis makes sense to me. Rewarding a key ally whose job it was to slaughter US troops thereby legitimzing the war profiteering of US corporations.
After all, this whole ‘war’ has only one goal: increase profits for the war protfiteers.
September 9th, 2007 at 3:38 pmDEAD!!!!
September 13th, 2007 at 11:02 am