Comments on: Boot: Maliki’s Timeline Endorsement Was ‘Ambiguous,’ Iraqi Government Isn’t Asking U.S. To Leave

By: curious

curious — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:05:21 +0000

Forgive me. Someone should give Boot the boot. He is wrong. The words were not ambiguous. But Boot like McCain is filtering it through Republican ears. Those ears are different from real ears. It is called hearing what you want to hear. Or not wanting to hear the death knoll of an illegal and hateful war.

Perhaps if these misbegotten, ideological, morons could hear as decent human beings with a moral compass, they might hear what the people of Iraq hear. And what the families of our military hear. It is no whisper. It is a shout. GO HOME AND LEAVE US ALONE.

By: christopher wiwi

christopher wiwi — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:20:15 +0000

Max why don`t you strap on some gear and go to Iraq and tell us what they really want……

I not having been there know that they want us the HELL out of their country and help rebuild it because you and the SHRUB and the rest of the bushco crime DESTROYED Iraq.And by the way real Americans want us the HELL out of Iraq to…..

F***ing MORON!!!!!!!!!!

By: kassandrasduplex

kassandrasduplex — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:27:04 +0000

Max Boot looks like a spoiled petulant wimp who very well might have a sivler spoon lodged up his anus.

By: VerbalKint

VerbalKint — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:36:11 +0000

Boot is a lot like Kristol. Not only is he wrong about everything, he seems to like calling attention to the fact that he is wrong about everything.

By: lthuedk

lthuedk — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:25:54 +0000

Neo conservatism failed. That is not controversial. How? It created a deception, following in Leo Strauss’ footsteps, that became obvious even before the lethal preemption and occupation. There were no WMD and no connection between Saddam and bin Laden. The PNAC was a totalitarian contrivance that attempted to legitimize murder, sort of like a formal rationalization by Hitler before he invaded Poland.

Supporting a criminal ideological enterprise is not a good career move and is very poor for enhancing credibility.

Nope, Max wasn’t quite vulgar enough to make it into my picture along with his comrades, even though I read most of his L.A.Times commentary.

http://www.light-to-dark.com/pox_americana.html

By: kasinca

kasinca — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:04:21 +0000

When the LA Time hired this ass hat and Jonah Goldberg, I cancelled my subscription and have never bought another copy. He is a brown nosed neo-conservative chickenhawk warmonger who has never worn a uniform but loves war. He can go straight to hell.

By: The Shadow

The Shadow — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:55:51 +0000

I got just one word for this: Buiishit. This guy must be trying to replace Baghdad Bob as the chief liar for the Republican party. Come on man, the sun isn’t green, and the skies aren’t yellow. The bull you are trying to peddle just won’t sell.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:15:21 +0000

Marie Says:

Americans often cannot step back and view themselves as others would view us.
July 23rd, 2008 at 3:48 pm

And we have a nasty habit of trashing anything outside our narrow understanding. I think it was Churchill who said: “Americans are wonderful, but, they have no sense of perspective”.

The world sure needs another Churchill.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:48:56 +0000

YOu’re absolutely right, pete.
Theirs was the first civilization, but American arrogance is often equated with patriotism and justified by Americans in that way.
Americans often cannot step back and view themselves as others would view us.

By: pete

pete — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:45:45 +0000

Marie:

I might add that the people of Iraq have maintained their cultural identity since before the invention of writing. They were living in large cities, full of artisans, and engaging in international trade while our European ancestors were were living in huts/shacks/caves and wearing animal skins.

To them?

We are the primitive barbarians and destroying their country merely confirmed this. Barring nuclear war, I am quite sure they will still be living in 5,000 year old cities when we are just a memory.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:29 +0000

The Iraqis realize that we went there to depose Saddam not because he was a dictator, but because we wanted their oil.
Americans seem to think that people from other cultures are not as smart as we are — as if different clothes, religions, foods etc. indicate lesser intelligence on their part, and easiily exploited by us for our interests.
Mad Max Boot is an example.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:27:41 +0000

This is simply another version of the trite, “who you gonna believe, me, or your lyin’ eyes?”
They are tripping over themselves in lame attempts to say that the Iraqis did not say what they said.

By: konchster

konchster — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:17:41 +0000

The Corner’s John Derbyshire seemed to sum up this perspective when he wrote yesterday that the U.S. should think about Iraq “with regard only to U.S. interests,” and that if Maliki “doesn’t like that he can go to hell”
Nothing new there . It’s been the US attitude since the beginning if they don’t like it they can go to hell We’ll just give you some good old USA shock and awe

By: tbone

tbone — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:46:05 +0000

Interesting. So, if you believe Boot’s assessment that the Iraqi government (I assume he is referring to Parliament) and the majority of Iraqi people realize the danger of us leaving and want us to stay, then what political advantage is to be gained by Maliki wanting a timeline? Who is he gaining favor with? Am I missing something?

By: pete

pete — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:38:14 +0000

I believe that the al-Maliki government would consider Mr. Boot a liar.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/07/23/confirmed-malikis-timetable-endorsement-not-lost-in-translation/

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:22:47 +0000

Maxwell Boot(licker) said what…?
Was his tongue stained black?

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:07:34 +0000

MCMetal Says:
Why does every publicity photo of these losers look as though they’re auditioning for a gay porno role ?

I disagree. Jonah “Doughy Pantload” Goldberg clearly doesn’t fit that mold.

(I think he’s going for the next Judd Apatow movie.)

By: MCMetal

MCMetal — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:00:09 +0000

Why does every publicity photo of these losers look as though they’re auditioning for a gay porno role ?

By: RUCerious

RUCerious — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:57:53 +0000

hMMM. Does Max Lick Himself?

By: shoeless

shoeless — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:57:53 +0000

Bob Says:

What ever happened to the Golden Rule?

Republicans prefer to give the Iraqis a Golden Shower. You know, “Trickle Down” foreign policy.