Bolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibility’ In Iraq, But Iraqis Suggest Otherwise
Bolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibility’ In Iraq, But Iraqis Suggest Otherwise
As the Iraq war’s fifth anniversary approaches, Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Baghdad today on an unannounced trip to meet with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, Gen. David Petraeus, and Amb. Ryan Crocker. Cheney said he seeks to reaffirm “the unwavering commitment” of the U.S. in Iraq.
Commenting on the surprise visit, conservative war hawk and former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said Cheney can make the Iraqis “get their act together” because he has “enormous credibility” in Iraq:
“He’s got enormous credibility there, and is able to say to them in words of one syllable that they need to get their act together,” John Bolton, the former UN ambassador, said.
Of course Bolton offered no evidence of any such “credibility.” In fact, some Iraqis have expressed displeasure at the possibility of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) winning the White House because of his oft-stated position that he’ll carry on the Bush/Cheney war in Iraq. The New York Times reports:
“If the Republicans win the election, then nothing will really change in Iraq, and we need a big change to kick the occupiers out of the country,” said Abu Mohammed, a 30-year-old barbershop owner in Samarra, north of Baghdad. “I would like to show him the schools and hospitals and how the children and women suffer.”
Another Samarra shop owner, 52-year-old Hamid Saleh, said he wanted the Republicans to lose the election. “All I want is someone who works to fix my country, and not destroy it,” he said.
Indeed, that sentiment mirrors the results of an ABC/BBC/ARD/NHK poll released today. While the poll results suggest a “flicker of optimism” in the war-torn country, it also found that Iraqis oppose the U.S. presence in Iraq while a majority said Bush’s “surge” has “made overall security worse“:
– 72 percent strongly or somewhat oppose the presence of Coalition forces in Iraq.
– 61 percent believe the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq is making the security situation worse.
The reality is that Cheney, Bolton, Bush, McCain and the rest of those who support a continued and indefinite U.S. war in Iraq have zero credibility.
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I just watched a report on CNN where most Iraqi interviewed said they were sick of the Republicans, and were looking forward for change in the USA
March 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pmWow, I’ll have what he’s having. I bet I won’t have to worry about bills or anything once I’m under whatever meds Bolton’s using.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:13 pm“Bolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibilty’ In Iraq”
The only thing that these people have is enormous chutzpah…and they are still making up their own facts/reality. I suppose it still works for 30% of the American sheeple.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:14 pmI can’t figure out how Cheennneeyy and Bolthead carry that tanker filled with KoolAide with them all the time!!??
March 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pmJust stop after “Bolton says”……. He’s definately not Simon.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:16 pmYea Bolton, well that mustache gives you credibility among the gay community, so is it okay to assume you suck much dick?
/offensive snark OFF
March 17th, 2008 at 12:16 pmBolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibilty’ In Iraq
Yeah, well, Bolton also says that Bush is a great president, scotch is a health drink, onion dip is good for you and Lincoln only chose advisors who agreed with him.
So consider the source.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pmWinski Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
I can’t figure out how Cheennneeyy and Bolthead carry that tanker filled with KoolAide with them all the time!!??
The Kool-Aid Man is a big RNC donor. He follows Cheney and Bolton and Rice around like Rincewind’s luggage.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pmYea Bolton, well that mustache gives you credibility among the gay community, so is it okay to assume you suck much dick?
Think he’s hanging out in a Men’s room stall somewhere? He IS a neocon republiscum after all…
March 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm“He’s got enormous credibility there, and is able to say to them in words of one syllable that they need to get their act together,” John Bolton, the former UN ambassador, said.
Well, what else did you expect from a sucker?
And Bolton is a class “A” sucker, who thought his own agenda would be necessitated, when we ignored the UN and went to war in Iraq. Now he’s been marginalized, and forced to play the cranky old coot from his perch at the AEI aviary.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pmralph the wonder llama Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Yeah, well, Bolton also says that … scotch is a health drink…
Blended or single malt?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:19 pm.
The Administration will be credible when…
~ They find those WMD’s besides forged documents to back their assertions up.
~ They have competent intelligence, not just the intelligence they want(read: Fife’s incompetent intelligence)
~ They find the lost links to Saddam to Al-CIA-duh
~ When they can be greeted by the Iraqis as liberators sans the body armor and phalanx of security just to buy a floor mat.
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March 17th, 2008 at 12:21 pmWow. That’s one HELL of a giant load of delusional bullshite.
Bring that backhoe ’round, won’t you? We need to clean this all up.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:23 pmWhat is that brown crap above and to the right of his head?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:26 pmSome shit about to hit him?
Cheney can make the Iraqis “get their act together” because he has “enormous credibility” in Iraq:
Hasn’t he had, like five years to do that?
Shove it Bolt-on. You’re done.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pmIf Dickhead Cheney supposedly has all this “credibility” as Bolton stupidly claims he does , how come Cheney is visiting Iraq unannounced ?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:27 pmMr Bolton has no creditability nor does his idol Mr. Cheney. Both men as cowards who like to fight wars with others actually doing the fighting. Neither man served his country during Viet Nam, but now that they are too old to fighting they have become war hawks. It’s that just convient for them? I could understand John McCain being tough because he actually was a fighter pilot during the war. But even that doesn’t give anyone license to be stupid.
Just look at us spending 12 billion dollars a month in Iraq with no results or return on our money and people wonder why the economy is in shambles. Only a bunch of fools (republican voters) are willing to follow another idiot off the cliff. If they think it’s bad now, just elect another jerk who doesn’t know anything about the economy. We don’t need another (one trick pony) to run this country. That kind of act belongs in a circus, not heading our government. Any fool can get into a stupid war and stay there regardless of the facts. You’d think after serving in Viet Nam, John McCain would have better sense than to want to stay in Iraq for 100 years.
Ash yourself what would have happened if we stayed in Viet Nam for 100 years? That’s right? We’d still be spending billions of dollars with no end in sight. Please don’t tell me that the majority of the American people are that stupid. There’s another good question I have to the idiots who support the war. That is, what will we have to show for it once it’s finally over? That’ right “My friends”, nothing. Just a bunch of dead soldiers to remember and trillions of wasted dollars that could have been spent on American taxpayers.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:29 pm“He’s got enormous credibility there, and is able to say to them in words of one syllable that they need to get their act together,” John Bolton, the former UN ambassador, said.
Cheney: “Shut the fu&k up.”
Yep, all one syllable words.
Let’s assume Bolton is right, and all we needed to do to let the Iraqis know to get their act together was send Cheney over, I have to ask, why did this incompentent administration wait so long to do so? Oh wait, I answered my own question.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:31 pmIncompetent. Jeez, I’m glad I bolded my spelling error for all to see.
:D
March 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pmFive years of fascist imperial colonial war, aggression, torture and occupation of the Republic of Iraq by the Bush gangster regime. Six and a half years of fascist imperial colonial war, aggression, torture and occupation of Afghanistan by the Bush gangster regime.
Bush is destroying the value of the U. S. Dollar. Our economy is on the verge of collapse; we are trying to avoid a Bush depression; we are already in a recession. These morons have mismanaged everything, both domestic and foreign. Heck of a job, Bushie…
Impeach the traitors.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pmhmm…
March 17th, 2008 at 12:36 pmIncompetent. Jeez, I’m glad I bolded my spelling error for all to see.
:D
Good one, bluefish. Laugh o’ tha morning, so far. And not much ta laugh about this am, huh?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:36 pmbluefish Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
Incompetent. Jeez, I’m glad I bolded my spelling error for all to see.
Nonsense! You just coined a new term. Incompetent + Unrepentant = Incompentent.
I, for one, am a great fan of this new term and look forward to using it in all applicable instances.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:38 pmWow, those poll numbers are impressive. But they will have just about as much impact on what goes on in Iraq as the poll numbers here have. It is interesting, though, that just about the same number of people in Iraq want us out as in this country who want us out. Unfortunately neither country’s government gives a flying fcuk what their people want. As long as there is money to be made on both sides of the fence (the corrupt Maliki government is making money hand over fist) neither government is going to pull do anything about getting us out of Iraq.
Hopefully the sheeple in this country know that the only way to get us out of Iraq will be to elect a Democratic President and a huge Democratic majority in Congress.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pmWhy do we need to be in Iraq for 100 years?
The way we go thru oil, it’s only going to last 25, mebbe 30 years tops.
And then, we’ll be leavin’ faster than a GOOPer senator runnin’ offin’ from a DC whorehouse in dawn’s first light. And we’ll prolly short change the Iraqis too.
(pay them in DOLLARS… BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…)
March 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pmThe way we go thru oil, it’s only going to last 25, mebbe 30 years tops.
We would be out of Iraq today if they had only cooperated with us and turned over 70% of their oil profits for 30 years. What’s wrong with those people? Where is their gratitude for everything we have done for them?
March 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pmI know Bilbo, I know.
Some people just don’t know how to be thankful.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pmLies, spin, and corruption
March 17th, 2008 at 12:49 pmCheney has as much respect from Iraqis as Bolton does the U.N.
Let’s do the world a favor & keep McCain & Cheney in Baghdad until we ‘win’ the war.
All in favor signal affirmative…aye!
March 17th, 2008 at 12:51 pmThe Republic of Stupidity Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pm
Why do we need to be in Iraq for 100 years?
The way we go thru oil, it’s only going to last 25, mebbe 30 years tops.
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I think the “100 years” figure comes from KBR, who thinks they can bilk the American taxpayers for that long.
March 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmBTW
Happy St Patrick’s Day to everyone ………..
March 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmWe would be out of Iraq today if they had only cooperated with us and turned over 70% of their oil profits for 30 years. What’s wrong with those people? Where is their gratitude for everything we have done for them?
Next thing you know, they’ll be expecting us to pay for oil, and then they’ll want their payment in Euros. Unbelievable!
March 17th, 2008 at 12:53 pmBolton, re Cheney:
“…and is able to say to them in words of one syllable…”
Such as “ahh”
March 17th, 2008 at 12:54 pmThis is the Dickster’s most commonly used single syllable interjective.
Listen to him speak, you’ll hear it.
Dickhead Cheney to Bolton : “Did you lose your way to the Wilford Brimley audition?”
March 17th, 2008 at 1:04 pm– 72 percent strongly or somewhat oppose the presence of Coalition forces in Iraq.
– 61 percent believe the presence of U.S. forces in Iraq is making the security situation worse.
Iraq to the Dickster, “Go Cheney yourself!”
March 17th, 2008 at 1:05 pmAnother Samarra shop owner, 52-year-old Hamid Saleh, said he wanted the Republicans to lose the election. “All I want is someone who works to fix my country, and not destroy it,” he said.
Wow, that’s all I want. I’d say Hamid has more credibility than bolton and cheney combined.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:16 pmCheney’s got an enormous something anyway…
March 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pmhttp://www.poormojo.org/ pmjadaily/ archives/ 001883.html
Bobwurst Says:
March 17th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
There is some speculation that that is actually a labradore puppy that Dick stashed down his pants for a mid-afternoon snack later that day.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:23 pmWhen you create your own reality, anything’s possible.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:24 pm“He’s got enormous credibility there, and is able to say to them in words of one syllable that they need to get their act together,” John Bolton, the former UN ambassador, said.
Bolton is over the rainbow, around the bend, a couple bricks shy of a full load, not running on all cylinders nuts, as in bat-s*** crazy.
Neocons think they make their own reality, so do schizophrenics and psychotics.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pmFrom a link on the page Bobwurst linked to. It is ironically titled “Liberalism’s Tragic Soul” and it basically describes conservatism as being a positive result of spite….
http://www.formykountry.com/ ?p=93&gclid=CJ-Dzb3VlJICFU-oGgodwG7o-A
It goes on to say that if you don’t see this as the best way to live that you are damaged goods….heh…irony abounds.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:38 pmYea Bolton, well that mustache gives you credibility among the gay community, so is it okay to assume you suck much dick?
Think he’s hanging out in a Men’s room stall somewhere? He IS a neocon republiscum after all…
Most of these neocons seem to be repressed homosexuals.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:41 pmThey would probably be saner if they would come out of the closet and accept themselves.
Also it’s amazing how none of these chickenhawks have any military experience at all, let alone combat experience.
Bolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibilty’ In Iraq
I’d say you were getting high off your moustache wax …….
March 17th, 2008 at 1:56 pmDead-eye Dicky: Now, I think things have gotten so bad inside Iraq, from the standpoint of the Iraqi people, my belief is we will, in fact, be greeted as liberators.
March 17th, 2008 at 1:59 pmEnormous compared to what/who? Spongebob?
Who keeps putting microphones in front of these IDIOTS?????
March 17th, 2008 at 2:01 pmGood Gawd, if I looked even remotely like this fellow, I’d slit my wrists !
March 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pmYeah Keith,
When the knot on your necktie starts to disappear under your chins, it’s time to think about changing your eating/exercise habits. Maybe he’s trying to grow his stash so long it covers up his waddle.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pmLet the Iraqi’s have him then, Bolthead (what a moron)!!!!
He’d make a great Iraqi VP……given he has done a heck of a job here. Hope he’s packing, he’ll be available to take over January 2009.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pmAren’t we beyond the time where what Bolton says has any credibility?
March 17th, 2008 at 2:49 pmBolton has no credibility. Bolton speaking and ‘dog shiting’ means the same thing. About Chenney… I hope to see the day this War Criminal faces accountability!
March 17th, 2008 at 5:01 pm