Bush May Fire CentCom Chief Adm. Fallon, Replace With Commander More ‘Pliable’ To War With Iran
Bush May Fire CentCom Chief Adm. Fallon, Replace With Commander More ‘Pliable’ To War With Iran
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called CENTCOM commander Adm. William Fallon “one of the best strategic thinkers in uniform today.” Fallon opposed the “surge” in Iraq and has consistently battled the Bush administration to avoid a confrontation with Iran, calling officials’ war-mongering “not helpful.” Privately, he has vowed that an attack on Iran “will not happen on my watch.”
Unfortunately, this level-headed thinking and willingness to stand up to President Bush may cost him his job. According to a new article by Thomas P.M. Barnett in the April issue of Esquire magazine (on newsstands March 12), Fallon may be prematurely “relieved of his command” as soon as this summer:
[W]ell-placed observers now say that it will come as no surprise if Fallon is relieved of his command before his time is up next spring, maybe as early as this summer, in favor of a commander the White House considers to be more pliable. If that were to happen, it may well mean that the president and vice-president intend to take military action against Iran before the end of this year and don’t want a commander standing in their way.
In the Esquire article, Fallon also said that he was in “hot water” with the White House for meeting with Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. Fallon noted that such meetings are his job, and essential to making sure that regional leaders don’t get “too spun up” by the administration’s war rhetoric.
In today’s White House press briefing, a reporter asked spokeswoman Dana Perino about the Esquire piece. Perino refused to say whether Fallon’s position is secure until the end of his tenure, instead attacking “rumor mills that don’t turn out to be true.” Watch it:
According to Barnett’s piece, Fallon also denied ever calling Petraeus an “ass-kissing little chickenshit.” He called the allegations “[a]bsolute bullshit.”
Transcript:
QUESTION: Dana, I know you have (inaudible), but if you’ll trust me to quote from it, there’s an article in Esquire magazine about Admiral William Fallon that says this: Because of Fallon’s caution on Iran, Fallon may soon be unemployed because he is doing what a generation of young officers in the U.S. military are now openly complaining that their leadership didn’t do on their behalf in the run up to the war in Iraq. He’s standing up to the commander in chief and he thinks he’s contemplating a strategically unsound war.
Is that an accurate portrayal of their relationship?
PERINO: You’re right. But before I came here, I told you I haven’t seen the article. I don’t know who wrote it. I’ve never heard anything of that sort, except for in rumor mills that don’t turn out to be true.
So, I’ll check it out, but I don’t think…
(CROSSTALK)
QUESTION: … opposing views on Iran?
PERINO: I don’t know.
(CROSSTALK)
QUESTION: … saying that he’s been in hot water with the White House because — even meeting with Mubarak.
PERINO: President Bush’s position on Iran is very clear. It doesn’t mean that other people can’t have other thoughts or positions, but I’m not going to characterize Admiral Fallon.
And let me take a look at the article and then we’ll try to get back to you.
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Gee. What a surprise.
Got crony?
March 5th, 2008 at 4:35 pmDubya’s got even bigger morons in place in the military.
Cheers,
March 5th, 2008 at 4:37 pmThe illegal war with Iraq was successful in keeping the boy Bush in office so maybe an illegal war with Iran will guarantee keeping a Republican in the White House.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:39 pm“it may well mean that the president and vice-president intend to take military action against Iran before the end of this year and don’t want a commander standing in their way”
March 5th, 2008 at 4:40 pm———————–
Did either of these idiots ever read a history book in their lives??? Sorry, stupid question.
Re: #2:
Wasn’t sayng that Fallon’s a moron. He’s likely to be replaced by some a$$-kissing moron.
Cheers,
March 5th, 2008 at 4:41 pmNo surprise here. Anyone with any independent thought who works with the president is either “invited to the White House” (after which they appear to have been transformed into a babbling sycophant) or fired outright.
I guess Fallon refused to surrender his soul.
And the only reason I can think of for Bushco to remove this particular roadblock NOW is they are ginning up to bomb Iran.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:41 pmThe illegal war with Iraq was successful in keeping the boy Bush in office so maybe an illegal war with Iran will guarantee keeping a Republican in the White House.
Comment by Cats r Flyfishn — March 5, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
I am hoping the American people aren’t that stupid. But I’ve been wrong before…
March 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pmPerino refused to say whether Fallon’s position is secure until the end of his tenure, instead attacking “rumor mills that don’t turn out to be true.â€
Until they do turn out to be true. Congress needs to get going on making sure that this does not happen. The best way they can do it is to not give the military enough funding to launch an attack on Iran. Unfortunately that is the only way they can do something. They can pass a resolution telling Bush he has to have their permission to attack Iran, but we all know how much good that will do. He will ignore them the way he has ignored them for the last 7 years.
If I were a Republican operative, I would be very worried about this. Bush attacking Iran IS NOT going to play well in Peoria. And when McBush supports Bush for doing it, that will show this country what they will be getting if they vote for McWar.
It really is fun with McCain’s last starting with “Mc”, it allows so many permutations of his name.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:42 pmit may well mean that the president and vice-president intend to take military action against Iran before the end of this year and don’t want a commander standing in their way.
We no longer have a military to send to Iran, Darth Bush.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:43 pmBush has said he makes his decidering based on Commanders, not media.
That changes, of course, when Commanders disagree with Bush.
Fallon is a good man. He’s also no fool. If he’s against invading Iran, he has two choices; stand up or stand down.
If, as some suspect, DarthBush are going to invade prior to 11/08, their first military task is to jettison Fallon.
Will McSame stand by & say nothing?…count on it.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:44 pmWhat would the consequences be to the military for refusing to play along?
March 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pmThis goes with out saying, but I’d recommend that Congress stand its ground. Congress should give no more of its legislative time to this “president” and his vice grip.
Not even more symbolic resolutions, that will ultimately be misinterpreted.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:47 pmI imagine that Gates would contest this. He’s been a far better SecDef than Rumsfeld.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:48 pmSo has the Bush Administration consulted the Saudis about this? And the Iraqis? Cause last I checked, Iran and Saudi Arabia and Iraq were well on their way to becoming BFFNs (best friends for now).
Stupid question, I know. This administration doesn’t consult anyone outside The Hertitage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute.
Øسين طوسترهاد
March 5th, 2008 at 4:51 pmLike I have said in other threads, Bush is up to something, he is surrounding himself with alot of Bush Bootlickers (even more and worse than he has done) to protect himself from jail and from any scrutiny of his corruption and sneaky dealings.
There are up to no good, and they are doing it soon…to stop the elections is my guess.
Bush/Cheney
March 5th, 2008 at 4:51 pmHague Trials ‘09
Bush has said he makes his decidering based on Commanders, not media.
That changes, of course, when Commanders disagree with Bush.
Comment by Zimzone — March 5, 2008 @ 4:44 pm
Actually Bush listens to the Commanders, only AFTER they finish licking his Decider boots clean and shiny.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:58 pmI don’t think Fallon falls in that category…..
It is false, he said it, but it was in reference to W.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pmCouple this with Fran Townsend’s appt. to the PFIAB yesterday. Things are shaping up for some sort of military action regarding Iran.
March 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pmThat’s the cool thing about the word “Terror”. It allows you to invade and spy on ANYTHING your heart desires! Yay “word “terrorism”!
Everything is so terror. It’s not arson! It’s terror! It’s not a line of thunderstorms! It’s TERROR!!! We better invade!!!!
March 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pmAmazing that bush cannot even keep his ducks in a row regarding this stupidity he has going on in Iraq. Par for the courdse though
March 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pmAccording to Barnett’s piece, Fallon also denied ever calling Petraeus an “ass-kissing little chickenshit.â€
Doesn’t mean he didn’t think it… along with most clear thinking people….
March 5th, 2008 at 5:00 pmWhat would the consequences be to the military for refusing to play along?
Comment by Bobwurst
There is really not much Bush can do about it if they revolt. I’m sure he has some of his Blackwater private army people in and around DC. But they will be no match for the US military.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:00 pmAccording to Barnett’s piece, Fallon also denied ever calling Petraeus an “ass-kissing little chickenshit.â€
Doesn’t mean he didn’t think it… along with most clear thinking people….
Comment by raynman
It doesn’t mean he didn’t really say it either. He just may not be admitting he said it because he wants to keep his job. And I think he wants to keep his job because he knows that he is pretty much the only buffer between the madman in the white house and attacking Iran.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:03 pmoh no… here come my tears again…
March 5th, 2008 at 5:05 pmi don’t think i can stand much more of this…
i may yet turn to drinking…
There has got to be something huge that has this congress under control.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:06 pmI’m guessing they all know by now that 9-11 was an inside job and above all they can’t have anything happen that would expose that.
Fallon also denied ever calling Petraeus an “ass-kissing little chickenshit.†He called the allegations “[a]bsolute bullshit.â€
Keeping a little close to your speech patterns, eh Admiral. ;)
~Hussein Zooey
March 5th, 2008 at 5:06 pmkinda funny though… when fallon - a NAVY guy - was first appointed
March 5th, 2008 at 5:08 pmto this position, i figured it was to facilitate attacking iran,
from the sea, y’know…
somebody please take dubbie’s little tin soldiers away, before he’s ruined them all.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:09 pmIt really is fun with McCain’s last starting with “Mcâ€, it allows so many permutations of his name.
Comment by bilbobaggins — March 5, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
Cain killed Abel. How many people is Mc-Cain willing to kill, my friends?
March 5th, 2008 at 5:10 pmFallon also denied ever calling Petraeus an “ass-kissing little chickenshit.†He called the allegations “[a]bsolute bullshit.â€
And now the REST of the story: Fallon probably called Petraeus a “piss-ass little chickenshit”. Big difference.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pmI think these guys are hell bent on doing this before they leave office.. This makes me ill.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:13 pmAn idea for an Obama sign: “Obama - America’s true friend”.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:16 pmI really liked John McCain, until I found out about that whole McAbel thing…
March 5th, 2008 at 5:17 pmIf Bush does this and goes to war with Iran, he will be killing innocent people to keep a Republican in the White House.
Talk about violating his oath to defend the Constitution. Impeach and convict now!
March 5th, 2008 at 5:19 pmWould Congress please find the courage to put BushitCo on notice that ANY unilateral military action taken without the expressed written consent of Congress will automatically trigger impeachment charges and trials for both Bush and Cheney. Please?
March 5th, 2008 at 5:20 pm#9 McWars:
We no longer have a military to send to Iran, Darth Bush.
Which is why we need “dial-a-nukes” (see my link above). No muss, no fuss. Just “nuance”….
Cheers,
March 5th, 2008 at 5:21 pmThey can’t have any commander refusing an unlawful order from the chympident, now can they.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:21 pmsomebody please take dubbie’s little tin soldiers away, before he’s ruined them all.
Comment by tombaker — March 5, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Pretty much too late, tom.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:22 pmNice idea Hussein Zooey, there is nothing like solidarity!!
~ Hussein doro
March 5th, 2008 at 5:23 pmWasn’t GW going to listen to the Generals?
March 5th, 2008 at 5:26 pmMy friends, get ready to pay $5.00 for a gallon of gas–IF you can find any.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:26 pmWasn’t GW going to listen to the Generals?
Comment by hellinabucket — March 5, 2008 @ 5:26 pm
See #16 =)
March 5th, 2008 at 5:27 pm40 - yes, but not those generals.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pmBush/Cheney will launch a nuclear strike on Iran, September 11.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:28 pmComment by bilbobaggins — March 5, 2008 @ 4:42 pm
It really is fun with McCain’s last starting with “Mcâ€, it allows so many permutations of his name.
And the thing is they are all accurate visual representations of the “man” himself. Like McBush, which truly describes him. They are more like editorial cartoons than calling him a name or making fun of him.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:29 pmWasn’t GW going to listen to the Generals?
Comment by hellinabucket — March 5, 2008 @ 5:26 pm
You mean the Harlem Globetrotters’ arch-nemesis?
Cause that would be a good idea. He might learn to accept defeat with dignity.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:30 pmHe might learn to accept defeat with dignity.
Comment by toasterhead — March 5, 2008 @ 5:30 pm
BwaaaaaHaaaaaHaaaaa. (Wiping coffee from the computer screen.)
March 5th, 2008 at 5:32 pmNice idea Hussein Zooey, there is nothing like solidarity!!
~ Hussein doro
Comment by doro — March 5, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
Hussein katy started it this morning. :)
March 5th, 2008 at 5:33 pmLet’s hope McShame ’snatches defeat’ from the American peoples and their childrens.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:33 pmIf Bush thinks his approval rating sucks now, just wait until he invades another country. The people - not the Congress - have woken up to the idiocy of this chimp, and there will be marching in the streets if he squanders more Americans lives and treasure.
How can the trolls even begin to defend this insane maniac?
March 5th, 2008 at 5:33 pmkaty, doro, Z I’m with ya
~RHUsseinCerious
March 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pmSorry about my signature on 41, my friends.
Wood Hussein Guy
March 5th, 2008 at 5:34 pm1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year. http://tinyurl.com/zob77
2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens.
http :// http://www.cis.org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html
3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens.
http://www.cis.org/artic les/2004/fiscalexec.html
4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English!
http://transcripts.cnn.com/ TRANSCRIPTS/ 0604/ 01/ ldt.0.html
5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604 /01/ldt.01.html
6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/ TRANSCRIPTS/ 0604/ 01/ ldt.01.html
7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. http://transcripts.cnn.com/ TRANSCRIPTS/ 0604/ 01/ ldt.01.html
8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers.
http://premium.cnn.com/ TRANSCIPTS/ 0610/ 29/ ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604 /01/ldt.01.html
10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the U.S.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/ TRANSCRIPTS/ 0606/ 12/ ldt.01.html
11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens who crossed our Southern Border. Also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs- - - cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana. crossed into the U. S. from the Southern Border. Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht
12. The National Policy Institute, ‘estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.
http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf
13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm
14. ‘The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States ‘. http://www.drdsk.com/articleshtml
the total cost is a whopping $338.3 BILLION/year!!!
Are we THAT stupid??? YES! Apparently we are.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:35 pmWouldn’t you just love to see Fallon resign his commission and go on the pundit circuit outing these criminal bastards???
~RHUsseinCerious
March 5th, 2008 at 5:37 pmI don’t know - Fallon sounds pretty down with the talking points.
This is from yesterday:
‘Fallon said there has been a dramatic decrease of violence in Iraq, but warned that such gains are not irreversible, adding, “I see this on an upward vector.”
Still, he noted in his prepared remarks that “multiple strains of violent extremism remain a threat to the government and populace and some of these groups benefit from external support,” namely Iran and Syria.
In his testimony, Fallon blames Iran and Syria for fanning the flames of global terrorism. He said Tehran is providing training, money and weapons to both Shiite militia groups in Iraq, as well as Hezbollah and Hamas, which the U.S. government regards as terrorist organizations.’
http://ap.google.com/ article/ ALeqM5hcWJu9bbzrJZ7uNHjvMn0BuTGqHQD8V6NDKG0
Of course, we could ask the question, who “prepared” his remarks!
March 5th, 2008 at 5:38 pmI understand that in only 24 business hours Fallon will be frogmarched out of the Pentagon.
Comment by Rodham Gin — March 5, 2008 @ 5:35 pm
I’d think they’d do it on Friday. Less chance of him going postal and shooting up his coworkers or writing a book or something.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:38 pmQUESTION: Dana, I know you have (inaudible),
Please fill in the (inaudible). Choose from:
a. The clap
b. A booger dripping from your nose
c. cobwebs for brains
d. all of the above
March 5th, 2008 at 5:39 pmoh yea!
i keep forgetting!
- Hussein Katy
March 5th, 2008 at 5:41 pmBushco rule of management #28:
Shut up and bend over, or, we’ll wreck your life. If you really piss us off we’ll kill you.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:42 pmYawwnnnnnnnn…no surprises here. Bush seems to go through military leaders almost as often as other people go through clean socks. Bush has shown time and time again that he has no tolerance whatsoever for anyone who dares to question or disagree with him.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:44 pmI would hope that before Bush has us locking and loading and putting our sights on Iran (with what Army I cannot say), Congress would read at least this much of the Constitution:
ARTICLE 1, SECTION 8
The Congress shall have Power:
To declare War, …
and then have the guts/backbone/intelligence/courage/cahones/pick your body part, to act on at least this much of their powers. They’ve abrogated so much of their own authority already.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:48 pmNo Army needed.
Air Force bombing, then Blackwater takes over the invasion.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:52 pmOl’ hot lips perino dealing the dope for the day. Of course he’ll fire Fallon. He wants a kiss ass that’ll help lie the president’s way into Iran just like Eye-rack. Bottom line, the Bush boys and you know who that means, want the oil in Eye-rack and Eye-ran too. That rodeo belt buckle wearing draft dodging cowboy faker is gonna show us by golly. Snatchin’ deefeet rite outta da jaws of deefeet.
March 5th, 2008 at 5:53 pmActually, if he really fires Fallon, meaning he is out of the military, there will be nothing to stop Fallon from telling us all the truth. Now whether not he would do that is another thing. Especially if he values his life and the lives of his family members. The Bush Crime Family is not to be crossed under any circumstances or you will pay the price.
Whomever came up with the “Bush Crime Family” was brilliant. They act just like the mafia.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:00 pmBush has shown time and time again that he has no tolerance whatsoever for anyone who dares to question or disagree with him.
Comment by Bluestocking
Yep. Exactly like the petulant little child he is. A big WATB!
Waaaaaa! I wantz mor warz!!!! Mor Warz!!!! Gimme, gimme!!!!
March 5th, 2008 at 6:06 pmthis is what i think……….see fallon is implicating iran and syria because he does believe with the administration that these to “tyrants” (fyi: iran has never invaded anyone), are helping the “terrorists” (fyi: terrorists equal everyone in iraq according the wh), in iraq. this is where i think the buck stops with fallon and that is the invasion of iran. so anyway you flip this rotten sandwich we will be in iran because: hitlary signed off on iran being a terrorist nation and can enforce military action, remember that bill. and mccain little bush so………..
March 5th, 2008 at 6:08 pmNothing like the hand picked turds now available in Washington, District of Corruption
March 5th, 2008 at 6:10 pm“…or corn juice.”
Comment by Silly Billy
Sounds like you’re the one hitting the corn juice… where do you cook this up? Did you put another addition on the trailer?
March 5th, 2008 at 6:14 pmwhere do you cook this up? Did you put another addition on the trailer?
Comment by Nevar — March 5, 2008 @ 6:14 pm
Unfortunately, right nex to the meth lab cooker…
March 5th, 2008 at 6:15 pmDidn’t chimpy onsay, “we listen to the commanders in the field…” ?
Yep, he listens to them and fires the ones that disagree with his assinine policies.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:17 pmDidn’t chimpy once say… once say
Sheesh…
March 5th, 2008 at 6:18 pmIf Bush thinks his approval rating sucks now, just wait until he invades another country. The people - not the Congress - have woken up to the idiocy of this chimp, and there will be marching in the streets if he squanders more Americans lives and treasure.
Comment by StratRat — March 5, 2008 @ 5:33 pm
The people need to do more than just wake up.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:21 pmWhat those two towns in Vermont did needs to happen ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.
Bush and Cheney are a great danger to this country. Talking, protesting will have no effect on them. They need to have SERIOUS heat put on them. That means MASSIVE OPPOSITION, the threat of impeachment, indictments and jail. Anything short of that will have no effect.
They have already put us in a HUGE hole that will be very difficult to get out of.
If they attack Iran what do you think will happen to oil prices? The economy and the dollar will be devastated. Most of the world will despise us. It will trash any chances of having any kind of peace for America and it will trigger violence that could last for decades.
Marching after the fact will be to late.
McStupid’s Zionist boy Loserman must be feeling orgasmic …………
March 5th, 2008 at 6:22 pmAll they are saying,
March 5th, 2008 at 6:32 pmIs give War a chance!
‘War is just a racket…It is conducted for the benefit of the very few
at the expense of the masses. (Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler,USMC, 1933)’
‘I am sick and tired of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those
who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of
the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengence, for desolation.
War is hell. (William T. Sherman)”
and, in conclusion:
‘War is not an adventure, it is a disease. (Anton De Saint-Exupery)’
Impeach Cheney and Bush and Save the Constitution! And, probably the World as well!
i may yet turn to drinking…
Comment by katy — March 5, 2008 @ 5:05 pm
Chin up Katy, I’m drinking enough for the both of us… right now. As I type….
March 5th, 2008 at 6:35 pmBush, Cheney, Rumsfeld…they’re sociopaths. They cannot control their murderous urges. No different than a heroin addict.
This is all on Pelosi. She should’ve started an impeachment inquiry Day 1.
Once the bombs start dropping the opportunity for impeachment will be gone. Marshall Law will be declared. NSPD51 will take affect, Bush will take control of all branches of Government. InfraGard and Blackwater will become the Law.
Of course China and Russia won’t take kindly to attacking Iran, as they get much of their oil from them.
WW3 will start. It’ll turn nuclear. 30-50 million will die. Or more.
…if only Pelosi had started impeachment.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:53 pmSo Bush listens to the generals on the ground in Iraq when it comes to questions of bringing the troops home, yet he’ll dismiss anyone who refuses to invade yet another country.
March 5th, 2008 at 6:59 pmDidn’t chimpy onsay, “we listen to the commanders in the field…†?
Yep, he listens to them and fires the ones that disagree with his assinine policies.
Comment by TheRadicalRightisRadicallyWrong — March 5, 2008 @ 6:17 pm
Dude…What you said! (Didn’t see your post until I submitted mine.)
March 5th, 2008 at 7:01 pmThus with all the political reconciliation that Bush says is currently happening in Iraq, and with the announcement for the 60th time that we are turning a corner in Iraq and things are going swell, there’s no reason to think that by, oh, October of this year that Americans will really be beating the drum to bring our troops home.
But…we can’t have that, now can we? If things start winding down in Iraq in 6 months, then McCain won’t have anything to campaign about. The war and the economy will be the top two issues, and by his own admission he sure as hell doesn’t understand the economy, so that leaves the war. He’s already declared that there will be more wars, but I don’t think he can get specific and say, “Elect me and I’ll invade Iran and continue to protect America and its freedoms.” But Bush can invade, and the damn Democrats in Congress will go right along with him. Just like the war in Iraq gave Bush a reason to be re-elected in 2004, a war with Iran will bolster efforts to get McCain elected in ‘08.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:16 pmOT but related:
Two former high-ranking Shiite government officials charged with kidnapping and killing scores of Sunnis were ordered released Monday after prosecutors dropped the case. The abrupt move renewed concerns about the willingness of Iraq’s leaders to act against sectarianism and cast doubts on U.S. efforts to build an independent judiciary.
The collapse of the trial stunned American and Iraqi officials who had spent more than a year assembling the case, which they said included a wide array of evidence.
“This shows that the judicial system in Iraq is horribly broken,†said a U.S. legal adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the case publicly. “And it sends a terrible signal: If you are Shia, then no worries; you can do whatever you want and nothing is going to happen to you.â€
———————————–
So much for progress in Iraq.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:46 pmThat’s right, Dubya “listens to our commanders” on military matters. And if they don’t tow the line and dare to take a stand or tell the truth, he can’s their butt.
Because while he says he listens to them, he only wants them to say exactly what he wants to hear, regardless of reality.
March 5th, 2008 at 7:50 pmVOTE RALPH 08!
Comment by Billy Hill — March 5, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
I would have pegged you as more of a Cletus sort of guy
March 5th, 2008 at 8:19 pmCain was satisfied with killing 25% of the Earth’s population. John would, of course, want to do better!
March 5th, 2008 at 8:40 pmWhat a great strategy! Keep beheading generals who dare to disagree, until only the yes men are left! It worked so well for so many defeated leaders in History…
March 5th, 2008 at 8:51 pmJust got back from a Ralph Nader fund raiser, a good time was had by all. It was great to hear Ralph speculate as to which rich corporate lawyer would be on the Dems ticket. I wrote a check and left as he was giving folks who attended rides around the block in his Ford Pinto which has been converted to burn McDonald’s used fry oil or corn juice. VOTE GREEN, VOTE RALPH 08!
Comment by Billy Hill — March 5, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
SING IT, Children:
“WHO’S ’sane’, HUSSEIN?
NOT ‘Bomb Bomb Iran’ McCain!!”
Sincerely,
McNRA HUSSEIN Gun Nut(e)s
March 5th, 2008 at 9:10 pmMcBombBomb and the MURDEROUS and cowardly AWOL boy–
McCain and DISable!
“You’re either WITH Bush and McCain OR
March 5th, 2008 at 9:14 pmYou’re with the USA and the TRUTH!!”
Cain was satisfied with killing 25% of the Earth’s population. John would, of course, want to do better!
Comment by WaltTheMan — March 5, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
Yup. There’s Cain. And then there’s MCCain…
March 5th, 2008 at 9:16 pmBushboy stands by his generals, and always listens to them. Too bad that Fallon is an navy boy.
March 5th, 2008 at 10:28 pmI wrote a check and left as he was giving folks who attended rides around the block in his Ford Pinto which has been converted to burn McDonald’s used fry oil or corn juice. VOTE GREEN, VOTE RALPH 08!
Comment by Billy Hill — March 5, 2008 @ 6:05 pm
So he took, what, 3 trips around the block? Your $5 check probably didn’t cover the fry oil he burned. He’s the only guy in the world McStain could beat.
March 5th, 2008 at 10:30 pmWouldn’t the military have to stage a coup against the government to be able to stop them from taking action they deemed to be unwise and dangerous? Reminds me of Stauffenberg and the other top German officers trying to stop the Nazi leadership from continuing the war.
March 5th, 2008 at 11:46 pmHis dad had two wars. He wants three.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:18 amThis will be the flaming bag of dogshit that he leaves on the doorstep of the next president. Just because he can.
Expect lots of shenanigans from Bush to help McCain.
By the way, what’s the carbon footprint of Bush campaigning for McCain? Flying a 747 around for 8 months to carry one guy, his armored cars and entourage ain’t exactly green.
Oil’s not expensive enough yet.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:21 amHe can fix that with a couple of B2s and some cruise missiles and some other weapons Dick’s been dying to try out.
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Cain killed Abel. How many people is Mc-Cain willing to kill?
That could be a campaign slogan.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:25 amRalph Nader dove a Pinto? Don’t those explode when rear-ended?
March 6th, 2008 at 12:29 amOne again, chimpy takes his advice from the generals on the ground in-theater. I wonder if we can expect similar wisdom from ‘ol John McSame.
March 6th, 2008 at 12:31 amMark my words, the country will be behind McCain come November after the radical right gets some bombs detonated in a few public places and maybe a little anthrax thrown in the mail system for good measure between now and then. The Homeland Security Advisory System will raise the alert to HIGH a couple of times purely for scare tactics. People in this country scare very, very easily and the reins of power will not be given up.
March 6th, 2008 at 10:04 amI believe Bush is doing the right choice firing him. If you do not trust someone they have to go.
March 6th, 2008 at 6:15 pm“Couple this with Fran Townsend’s appt. to the PFIAB yesterday. Things are shaping up for some sort of military action regarding Iran.”
March 7th, 2008 at 5:20 pmSource……more info on this please…………