Yay, the surge is working!

Now is the time to start redeploying our troops home ASAP, before someone in Washington gets some goof-a$$ idea about invading Iran.

What did we miss?
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Tim Tebow, quarterback for the University of Florida Gators, was awarded the Heisman Trophy this weekend:

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=3147187

Comment by cold_hard_left — December 10, 2007 @ 12:23 pm

I don’t see liberals calling for a return to the draft as much as observing that if we invade all the countries the right-wing wants to invade, we need to find the personnel to do it somehow. There aren’t enough volunteers and our stop-loss policy is only exhausting the ones we have.

Merely pointing out the obvious doesn’t state a position one way or the other.

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Oh, nothing new… like the Democrats planning on caving on the War yet again:

Budget Makers Plan Tradeoff for War Funds
By CARL HULSE
Congressional leaders plan to provide President Bush with unfettered money for the Iraq war in exchange for new spending on popular domestic programs.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/08/washington/08spend.html?th&emc=th

Can anyone say yet another “blank check”? Principles? What principles?

Comment by cold_hard_left — December 10, 2007 @ 2:19 pm

I assume then, that you are against any invasion of Iran, since we have no combat units left?

Or are you naive enough to think that they will just roll over and do whatever we ask of them if we just bomb them from the air without a ground invasion follow-up?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071210/ap_on_bi_ge/conrad_black

Conrad Black gets 6 1/2 years in prison

By MIKE ROBINSON, Associated Press Writer
24 minutes ago

CHICAGO – Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black on Monday was sentenced to 6 1/2 years in prison, the lightest punishment he faced for swindling shareholders in his Hollinger International media empire out of millions of dollars to support his lavish lifestyle.

Leading prosecutor Eric H. Sussman told the judge he did not question Black’s accomplishments but that “Mr. Black stands here today convicted of stealing money from the company he founded and of obstructing the course of justice.”

Unlike a bank robber who steals from strangers, “Mr. Black stole money from people he did know … he stole money from people who put their trust in him,” said Sussman, who added that Black continues to insist he did nothing wrong and “will continue with this conduct again if given the chance.”

From Crooks and Liars:

Bomb Kills Iraq Police Chief
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SINAN SALAHEDDIN – 1 day ago

Local authorities acknowledged militia fighters could be behind the assasination but said the primary suspect was al-Qaida in Iraq, which maintains a strong presence in the northern half of the province that includes towns in the so-called “triangle of death” south of the capital. [. . . ]

We should all be more like chl. Don’t worry, be happy! Big Daddy Bush will take of all of everyone*.

*his “base,” no one else.

Gee chl, I wish I were one of the “base,” like you!

Democracy works like this – -the rest of us posters vote, and because we outnumber you, you shut up and go away, or get banned, and then we carry on without ever thinking of you again.

It’s awesome.

Why stretch our military to the breaking point? Why not show the support it i requesting and initiate a draft along with the proper funding?

CHL are you eating words now? Or have you just ignored your own cut and paste job?

Fifth, our military capabilities need to match our national strategy. Our military is stretched thin and will be hard-pressed to maintain its current cycle of deployments. At this critical juncture, we cannot afford to be weak. Numbers and capacity matter.

Maj. Gen. (Ret.) John Batiste commanded the 1st Infantry Division in Iraq from 2004 to early 2005. Lt. Pete Hegseth served in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division from 2005 to 2006 and is executive director of Vets for Freedom.

Comment by cold_hard_left — December 10, 2007 @ 11:13 am

Here are two Generals that you respect. These two are stating increased troop levels and funding is needed to accomplish the victory in the “Long War”. Are you disagreeing with the General’s CHL?

Comment by Leftside Annie — December 10, 2007 @ 1:24 pm

c_h_l also forgets that until he got caught lying so many times and turned out to be so enormously inept, Brusch had a 90% popularity rating. Geez, c_h_l, what happened to the 60 PLUS % who jumped ship?

Flock off, Chickensh*t…

Comment by cold_hard_left — December 10, 2007 @ 12:44 pm

Reading comprehension problems to boot, I see.

Naw… that reference was just… for… you…

(Whattafuookinnitwit…)

After all, there was no problem recruiting during WWII, now, was there…?

But – this war is in NO WAY a just war. It isn’t about “freedom” and “democracy” or “liberty.” Nope.

On the contrary, it is a brutal imperial occupation of a nation that was no threat to us. No, those hapless Iraqis just happened to be sitting right on top of a giant pool of black gold that we wanted to steal. And Saddam Hussein wanted to sell his oil to other people – and in Euros, too; therefore, he became a “brutal dictator” who needed to be overthrown.

Love that reframing! Don’t you?

So – if the Bushies were to attempt to institute a draft to continue fighting their “long war” for oil — there’d be mobs swarming the White House with torches and pitchforks faster than Chimpy could say “nucular weapon.”

And frankly, I don’t think that’s such a bad thing. So yeah, put your money where your mouth is, you all-American patriot, you – support a draft, or like the others here have suggested to you: get your ass down to the nearest Army recruiting station —- or shut the fluck up.

Chicken.

Chicken.

No, he was specifically referring to YOU… Chicken of WhereEverTheF(CKYouFindYourself…

Comment by cold_hard_left — December 10, 2007 @ 12:23 pm
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These guys are vets, and some are still in Iraq