Comments on: State Dept. Official: Prioritizing Wars Is Like Choosing ‘Which One Of Your Kids You Like Best’ http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:43:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: denizerdogan http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-2/#comment-5523852 denizerdogan Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:54:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-5523852 Just like the cold war when everyone who didn’t agree with the U.S. was either a communist or a communist sympathizer. <a href="http://www.toki.info.tr" title="toki" rel="nofollow">toki</a> This poor crazy guy spent half a decade being tortured because a bunch of stupid politicians <a href="http://www.aracplakasorgulama.net" title="araç sorgulama" rel="nofollow">araç sorgulama</a> were sure the NVA was in bed with the Russians (minimal help) and/or the Chinese (ancient enemy of the vietnamese). <a href="http://www.kamusal.org" title="ssk sorgulama" rel="nofollow">ssk sorgulama</a> You would think he would have learned from others’ mistakes. Guess not. Republicans need an enemy. <a href="http://www.frmbu.com" title="key ödemeleri" rel="nofollow">key ödemeleri</a> This century it apparently will be all Muslims, <a href="http://www.inthealthcare.com" title="health" rel="nofollow">health</a> all of whom must be alQaeda operatives. Just like the cold war when everyone who didn’t agree with the U.S. was either a communist or a communist sympathizer. toki This poor crazy guy spent half a decade being tortured because a bunch

of stupid politicians araç sorgulama were sure the NVA

was in bed with the Russians (minimal help) and/or the Chinese (ancient enemy of the vietnamese). ssk sorgulama You would think he would have learned from others’

mistakes. Guess not. Republicans need an enemy. key ödemeleri This

century it apparently will be all Muslims, health all of whom must

be alQaeda operatives.

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]]> By: Evil Spaniard http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250530 Evil Spaniard Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:51:38 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250530 (being the kid and the daughter two different persons, of course). (being the kid and the daughter two different persons, of course).

]]> By: Hemlock for Gadflies http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250371 Hemlock for Gadflies Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:40:51 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250371 Because in real life I'm an academic and a veteran and a long-time student of military history, perhaps I find this bone-headed comment more troubling for its broader ramifications than for its apparent endorsement of what we all believe -- that neocons love war. "Can't prioritize wars?" Apparently, our Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs isn't aware that, during World War II -- and let's all keep in mind that WWII is THE analog-of-choice for neocons and the war on terror -- we and the British, um, er, well the only easy way to say this is, "prioritized" wars. Roosevelt and Churchill jointly decided at the Arcadia Conference on December 22, 1941, to concentrate on the Germans first and the Japanese second, much to the chagrin of Americans who wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor which had as much to do with Hitler as 9/11 had to do with Saddam. Now this isn't some piece of mil-geek arcana, like the specs of a receiver on a Garand rifle or something. This is basic, geopolitics-of-war stuff. And I find the fact that an Assistant Secretary of State doesn't seem to know this to be profoundly depressing. Because in real life I’m an academic and a veteran and a long-time student of military history, perhaps I find this bone-headed comment more troubling for its broader ramifications than for its apparent endorsement of what we all believe — that neocons love war.

“Can’t prioritize wars?” Apparently, our Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs isn’t aware that, during World War II — and let’s all keep in mind that WWII is THE analog-of-choice for neocons and the war on terror — we and the British, um, er, well the only easy way to say this is, “prioritized” wars.

Roosevelt and Churchill jointly decided at the Arcadia Conference on December 22, 1941, to concentrate on the Germans first and the Japanese second, much to the chagrin of Americans who wanted revenge for Pearl Harbor which had as much to do with Hitler as 9/11 had to do with Saddam.

Now this isn’t some piece of mil-geek arcana, like the specs of a receiver on a Garand rifle or something. This is basic, geopolitics-of-war stuff.

And I find the fact that an Assistant Secretary of State doesn’t seem to know this to be profoundly depressing.

]]> By: Exley http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250362 Exley Fri, 01 Feb 2008 02:32:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250362 Good news out of Afghanistan/Pakistan Theater of the War: Top Al-Qaeda Commander Killed in Pakistan By Karen DeYoung Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 31, 2008; 4:21 PM Abu Laith al-Libi, one of al-Qaeda's most senior commanders, was killed in Pakistan on Monday, Western officials said today. The officials declined to comment on whether Libi's death was related to a reported U.S. missile strike, launched from an unmanned Predator aircraft, that killed at least a dozen people Monday in Pakistan's North Waziristan region. U.S. officials had offered a bounty of $200,000 for Libi, who used a nom de guerre and whose true name was not known. He had been identified by U.S. officials as having orchestrated the 2007 bombing of the U.S. base in Bagram, Afghanistan, during a visit by Vice President Cheney. Cheney was not injured, but 23 people were killed in the attack. Good news out of Afghanistan/Pakistan Theater of the War:

Top Al-Qaeda Commander Killed in Pakistan

By Karen DeYoung
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, January 31, 2008; 4:21 PM

Abu Laith al-Libi, one of al-Qaeda’s most senior commanders, was killed in Pakistan on Monday, Western officials said today.

The officials declined to comment on whether Libi’s death was related to a reported U.S. missile strike, launched from an unmanned Predator aircraft, that killed at least a dozen people Monday in Pakistan’s North Waziristan region.

U.S. officials had offered a bounty of $200,000 for Libi, who used a nom de guerre and whose true name was not known. He had been identified by U.S. officials as having orchestrated the 2007 bombing of the U.S. base in Bagram, Afghanistan, during a visit by Vice President Cheney. Cheney was not injured, but 23 people were killed in the attack.

]]> By: Lefty Patriot http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250272 Lefty Patriot Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:58:17 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250272 Boucher is the real meatspace name of Southern Man, by the looks of his stupidity. Boucher is the real meatspace name of Southern Man, by the looks of his stupidity.

]]> By: ClockWork_Orange http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250252 ClockWork_Orange Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:39:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250252 agreed, #38. you can nitpick his response, line-by-line, word-by-word, but we should be so lucky to have a leader of his caliber and intestinal fortitude. are you listening, Pelosi-Reed? agreed, #38. you can nitpick his response, line-by-line, word-by-word, but we should be so lucky to have a leader of his caliber and intestinal fortitude.

are you listening, Pelosi-Reed?

]]> By: Doc Rock http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250251 Doc Rock Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:39:14 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250251 When two of your kids are hurt, you take care of the one in worst shape first. If you can't prioritize, you can't do the job. Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way! When two of your kids are hurt, you take care of the one in worst shape first. If you can’t prioritize, you can’t do the job. Lead, follow, or get the hell out of the way!

]]> By: dixie blood http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250229 dixie blood Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:20:54 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250229 I wish myself a whole bunch of Feingold!!! I love this guy!! I wish myself a whole bunch of Feingold!!! I love this guy!!

]]> By: Evergreen2U http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250227 Evergreen2U Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:16:43 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250227 Oh yes, we love our wars just like we lover our children???!!!!! This is the most asinine thing heard in a while. But I guess if you are a Republican making money off of it, and are a sociopath to boot, it might be true? Oh yes, we love our wars just like we lover our children???!!!!!

This is the most asinine thing heard in a while.

But I guess if you are a Republican making money off of it, and are a sociopath to boot, it might be true?

]]> By: had enough http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250223 had enough Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:13:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250223 Comment by Proud American when we went after Afghanistan didn't our bombs drop in line for that pipeline? Comment by Proud American
when we went after Afghanistan didn’t our bombs drop in line for that pipeline?

]]> By: Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250222 Starve-A-Bush_Feed-A-Beaver Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:11:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250222 ChimpCo and its minions are proud of their wars and view them like their children. Bush looks upon the death and destruction he brought about as his finest creations, his masterpieces. Like Julius Caesar, the Chimp proudly says: "I came, I saw, I f#cked it up." ChimpCo and its minions are proud of their wars and view them like their children. Bush looks upon the death and destruction he brought about as his finest creations, his masterpieces. Like Julius Caesar, the Chimp proudly says: “I came, I saw, I f#cked it up.”

]]> By: Proud American Liberal http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250221 Proud American Liberal Fri, 01 Feb 2008 00:09:32 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250221 Iraq or Afghanistan. Which one makes no difference, because there is no difference. They are both part of the war for oil. Iraq has oil and Afghanistan has a pipeline. Iraq or Afghanistan. Which one makes no difference, because there is no difference. They are both part of the war for oil. Iraq has oil and Afghanistan has a pipeline.

]]> By: had enough http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250214 had enough Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:57:44 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250214 I am still having problems associating our invasion/massacre to an already war torn completely innocent 3rd world country as <em>war</em>. Have these war mongers been able to twist the minds of others into believing this? I am still having problems associating our invasion/massacre to an already war torn completely innocent 3rd world country as war. Have these war mongers been able to twist the minds of others into believing this?

]]> By: Buckie Boy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250206 Buckie Boy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:51:08 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250206 Which one are you in the mood for? Comment by robertoroberto Bush...no...Cheney....no...Rumsfeld...no wait...Rice...uh no....Bush....yes Bush....well maybe Cheney....no....Bush....cripes so hard to choice with so many choices. Buck Fush Which one are you in the mood for?

Comment by robertoroberto

Bush…no…Cheney….no…Rumsfeld…no wait…Rice…uh no….Bush….yes Bush….well maybe Cheney….no….Bush….cripes so hard to choice with so many choices.

Buck Fush

]]> By: whatevah http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250196 whatevah Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:42:29 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250196 Boucher should have been laughed right out of Congress for this remark.It's so sad to see the degradation of our congressional hearings these days. Boucher should have been laughed right out of Congress for this remark.It’s so sad to see the degradation of our congressional hearings these days.

]]> By: Marcus Aurelius http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250191 Marcus Aurelius Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:38:24 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250191 Fiengold should have replied: Well, you're going to have to choose, 'cause we can't afford both of these little bastards. Fiengold should have replied: Well, you’re going to have to choose, ’cause we can’t afford both of these little bastards.

]]> By: robertoroberto http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250189 robertoroberto Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:37:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250189 Choosing which neocon to send to prison will be like choosing which candy we like best. So many good choices. Bush/Cheney/ Rice/Rumsfeld. Which one are you in the mood for? Choosing which neocon to send to prison will be like choosing which candy we like best. So many good choices. Bush/Cheney/ Rice/Rumsfeld. Which one are you in the mood for?

]]> By: whatevah http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250188 whatevah Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:36:42 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250188 what a juvenile analogy for this man to be making. what a juvenile analogy for this man to be making.

]]> By: abarefootboy http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/comment-page-1/#comment-4250182 abarefootboy Thu, 31 Jan 2008 23:33:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/31/feingold-afghanistan/#comment-4250182 well .. you know how these guys love the 'unborn'. Right to Life .. ? oh boy .. everything is upside down. Alice in Wonderland. well .. you know how these guys love the ‘unborn’. Right to Life .. ? oh boy .. everything is upside down. Alice in Wonderland.

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