Comments on: McCain Gets Iraq Facts Wrong Again: Says Sadr — Not Maliki — ‘Asked’ For Ceasefire

By: DallasNE

DallasNE — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 02:00:53 +0000

It looks like Maliki has decided to go with what Cheney told him to do rather than his Iranian benefactors. Right now that is looking like a political gamble that he cannot win.
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23461871-2703,00.html

This is all unfolding along predictable lines. What then is another “I told you so”? I told you so.

By: karmafriend

karmafriend — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:01:21 +0000

“Maliki decided to take on this operation without consulting the Americans,” McCain told reporters on his campaign bus.

it is the story that bush is pushing, which is total bs. there is no way maliki could make that kind of military move without u.s. approval.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2008/04/01/8011/

the u.s. media needs to call bush on this one!

By: hawgrider

hawgrider — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:03:19 +0000

Its incredulous that McCain would be “surprised” by ANYTHING that happens in Iraq. After all, he and his Neo-Con buddies are responsible for the endless quagmire in which we now find ourselves.

Cheney’s response: “SO”.

There should be a SPECIAL place in Hell for these bastards.

By: shaun

shaun — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 22:09:14 +0000

i hope that hillary and obama sieze the moment and attack him hard over him over these continuing verbal blunders he is making about everything related to stability in the middle east – don’t give him a free pass!! – oh,and it might be just me but i haven’t heard the name al qaeda being linked to any of the recent violence in baghdad and basra…..weird.

By: Maccabees

Maccabees — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:29:20 +0000

Hey, lighten up on the old guy. So he was confused about the facts. He was under sniper fire at the time!

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:28:32 +0000

And McWrong will NEVER, EVER, under ANY conditions, declare a cease fire on the facts.

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:55:17 +0000

Nothing like back-to-back nincompoops (actually sock-puppets for the Scaife’s, Coors’, etc.) for leaders of the Republican charge!

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:32:53 +0000

Wayne, do you use the bibles to start the flags or the other way around?

I used aborted fetuses for the kindling, then toss in the bibles wrapped in flags right after. ;)

By: mary

mary — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:10:23 +0000

Q: President Bush has talked about our staying in Iraq for 50 years — ” (cut off by McCain)

McCain: “Make it a hundred.”

Q: “Is that …” (cut off)

McCain: “We’ve been in South Korea … we’ve been in Japan for 60 years. We’ve been in South Korea 50 years or so. That would be fine with me. As long as Americans …”

Q: [tries to say something]

McCain: “As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed. That’s fine with me, I hope that would be fine with you, if we maintain a presence in a very volatile part of the world where Al Queada is training and equipping and recruiting and motivating people every single day.

Update: Here is the footage…and FYI…that’s Joe Lieberman on stage with him.

http://www.democracyarsenal.org/2008/01/mccain-on-iraq1.html

By: mary

mary — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:07:35 +0000

Fox News’ Special Report noted that the “non-partisan group” factcheck.org “says Obama’s claim that McCain wants 100 years in Iraq is a serious distortion to the point of rank falsehood. Challenged by reporters today, Obama refused to back down.” McCain’s campaign claims Obama “has been knowingly twisting McCain’s words for as much as three months.”

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/politics/bulletin/bulletin_080401.htm

By: nanlichi

nanlichi — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:06:44 +0000

Save the pictures in the Bibles and put them in all at once when you have a decent flame going, the colors make the kids go WOW.

My kids used to love it when I went on a business trip because I always brought back hotel Bibles for the fire. Whenever I could I would stay at a Marriott and double up with the Book of Mormon.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:04:18 +0000

Despite his vows to tough out the stinging failure of his Basra campaign, Mr al-Maliki hit a plaintive note in a televised address in which he pleaded for captured army vehicles to be returned to his troops.

“We heard that one of the political parties has taken 50 vehicles that belong to the Government,” he said. “By God I will not get out of Basra unless I get them back, no matter what it takes … I am ready to give cars for all those who have taken government vehicles if they give those cars back, so that we can keep the rule of law.”

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article3661892.ece

By: Bobwurst

Bobwurst — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:02:35 +0000

origressisgood:
Flagged as well. Everyone flag this idiot.

Wayne, do you use the bibles to start the flags or the other way around?

By: squidbilly

squidbilly — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:01:29 +0000

This guy wants to be commander in chief???

He seems to have caught the same disease as W…..the dreaded foot in mouth disease. Where facts, well they are just an annoyance and just not important.

Why doesn’t the “mainstream” media pick this guy apart instead of the constant focus on Obama and Clinton.

By: mary

mary — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:59:36 +0000

The British defense minister on Tuesday said the number of British troops in Iraq will remain at the current level of around 4,000 for the time being.

Des Browne, briefing the House of Commons, said it would be “prudent” to halt any further reductions, particularly in light of the violence in Basra over the last week.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/01/uk.iraq/

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:59:25 +0000

NPR is not what it use to be,It is more moderate if not more to the right of center. Deffinately far from liberal .Once again McMoron does not know which side of his mouth to talk out of.I want more big Gov`t because it works. Dubya`s small gov`t has not worked for him or the 3 previous residents of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.Apparently big gov`t is needed with this administation because they are as crooked and corrupt as they come,crooked bushies are leaving left and right to spend more time with family(before their jail time begins).

By: robbez_92107

robbez_92107 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:49:39 +0000

How long until Maliki = Karzai?

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:46:51 +0000

woodguy Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 3:36 pm
impeachcheneythenbush Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 3:23 pm
progressisgood – just flagged you. Discuss the issue of the thread or give it up!

Ditto.

Me, too.

By: hussein toasterhead

hussein toasterhead — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:37:13 +0000

Bilbo Hussein Baggins Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 3:28 pm

Liberal NPR…what a laugh. It was once a pretty fair and balanced station but ever since Bush made it just another arm of the RNC, NPR is in no way liberal.
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True, though I’d find it hard to call it conservative, either. NPR at least has some decent interviewers who will challenge the talking points. Some.

By: woodguy

woodguy — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:36:00 +0000

impeachcheneythenbush Says:
April 1st, 2008 at 3:23 pm
progressisgood – just flagged you. Discuss the issue of the thread or give it up!

Ditto.